|
|
Definition of Aidful
1. a. Helpful.
Definition of Aidful
1. Adjective. Helpful, assisting, providing aid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aidful
1. helpful [adj] - See also: helpful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aidful
Literary usage of Aidful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1914)
"Held that the word "proper" Is equivalent to the word "useful" or the word "aidful,"
and the rule fixes the limit within which the presiding Judge may act ..."
2. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... whispers nightly in my ear Love-dited song or tale of martial knight, As best
becomes the time, and aidful grants Celestial grace implor'd: O! bounteous ..."
3. France by Mayo Williamson Hazeltine, Witt (Henriette Elizabeth), Guizot (François) (1898)
"... promised to be aidful to them in all their affairs, and "as a pledge of my
good faith," said he, "I will leave you my wife and children, the dearest and ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, Richard Vaughan Barnewall, Cresswell Cresswell (1823)
"... which should be and should be called chief and principal burgesses of the
borough and town aforesaid, and should be assistant and aidful unto the mayor, ..."
5. The History of Political Parties in the Province of New York, 1760-1776 by Carl Lotus Becker (1908)
"In this process the warmth of the water is aidful, as especially in autumn its
temperature may be much above the freezing point so that a low air ..."
Other Resources:
Ido