English

Adjective

brimful ‎(not comparable)

1. Filled to maximum capacity.
   • Chapman

     So weighty was the cup, / That being propos'd brimful of wine, one scarce could lift it up.

Translations

Noun

brimful ‎(plural brimfuls)

1. The maximum amount a container can hold.
   • 2001, P. Koslowski, The Origin and the Overcoming of Evil and Suffering in the World Religions, Springer Science & Business Media (ISBN 9781402001871), page 17

     If the glass is cracked, it cannot contain a brimful of water; and if and only if the water is calm enough, it can reflect the moon in the sky without distortion.

   • 2012, Thaddeus Hatter, Malice in Wonderland: What Every Law Student Should Have for the Trip, The Fine Print Press (ISBN 9781888960914)

     As I listened to the words as they were coming out of my mouth, I realized that I sounded like Ozzy Osborne after three brimfuls of Merlot and a handful of Vicodin .

2. (figuratively) A large amount.
   • 2002, Hayley Ann Solomon, A Scandalous Connection, Kensington Publishing Corp. (ISBN 9781420131857)

     Such a suggestion—even a timid one in her own head—would have been met with a brimful of scorn.