brimful

adj

1. (not-comparable)Filled to maximum capacity.

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

   “And better still come back cried Sydney (how often she remembered that valediction later on!). And then she hovered, as blithe as a bee, about the doctor, beguiHug him into tales of when he and his Moll were young, and what a pretty woman she was, till by-and-by Mary came smiliug back, reporting her mother gone off looking better already, and an eloquent clasp of Sydney's fingers sent the girl away so brimful of contentment she could almost have cried for gratitude over her golden thousands.”

   ““The volume is an exceedingly useful one, brimful with engineer's notes, memoranda, and rules, and well worthy of being on every mechanical engineer's bookshelf.” “Brimful of useful information, stated in a concise form, Mr. Hutton's books have met a pressing want among engineers. The book must prove extremely useful to every practical man possessing a copy.””

   “A still more recent New England production is the book of stories by Mary E. Wilkins, ‘‘A Humble Romance’’; vigorous work, brimful of human nature.”

noun

1. The maximum amount a container can hold.

   “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.”

   “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.

   “Brimful of Asha on the forty-five / Well, it's a brimful of Asha on the forty-five”

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