vimful

English

Etymology

From vim +‎ -ful.

Adjective

vimful (comparative more vimful, superlative most vimful)

1. Full of vim.
   • 1954 March 10, “Literati”, in Variety, volume 194, number 1, New York, N.Y., page 69, column 1:

     The WCBS (N. Y.) broadcastress, with three other vimful and vigorous grannies, are here encased in a series of Anglo-French-Italo travelogs done with diverting prose and an eye on the anecdotal snapper.

   • 1997 July 31, Ed Hailwood, “The Big Red One”, in The Financial Post, Toronto, Ont., page 53, column 2:

     You are, however, constantly aware that you’re driving a Sports Car. Like Prospero’s isle, the C-5 is full of noises. Some have been left in on purpose; it’s supposed to sound vimful and virile.

   • 1999 September 4, Caroline Sullivan, “Choque full of bull”, in The Guardian, London, page 19, column 4:

     Their album, Bengali Bantam Youth Experience, even has musical merit in its vimful conjoining of beats, guitar and Bollywood strings.