[app. f. TEEM v.1 + -FUL: cf. forgetful. OE. had téamfull, f. TEAM sb., in the same sense.] Prolific, productive, fruitful, teeming. Hence Teemfulness, prolificness.
[a. 1000. Gloss., in Wr.-Wülcker, 238/3. Fetose, tudderfulle, teamfulle, uel tuddre.
c. 1000. Lambeth Ps. cxliii. 13. Sceap heora teamfulle & berende.]
1755. Johnson, Teemful, pregnant, prolifick.
1855. Singleton, Virgil, I. 34.
| As standing corn | |
| To teemful tilths,—so thou all grace to thine. | |
| Ibid., 47. | |
| But do thou, if teemfulness | |
| Our flock shall have recruited, be of gold. |
1863. G. H. Calvert, Gentlem., vi. 79. Exhilarated by hope,—which is the teemful mother of the ideal.
