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Glassful vs Tumblerful - What's the difference?

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Glassful is a related term of tumblerful.


As nouns the difference between glassful and tumblerful

is that glassful is the amount that a glass will hold while tumblerful is as much as a tumbler will hold.

As an adjective glassful

is (obsolete) glassy; shining like glass.

glassful

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The amount that a glass will hold.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) glassy; shining like glass.
    • Minerva's glassful shield. — Marston.
    (Webster 1913)

    tumblerful

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • As much as a tumbler will hold.
    • The old man handed me a tumblerful of whisky.