Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Susceptible of growth or improvement.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Having capacity of growth.
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- adjective Having the capacity to
grow . - adjective Causing
growth .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Men may also use divorce to escape into a new identity, but men's propensity to divorce is associated with classic forms of bad behavior -- infidelity, alcoholism, violence -- rather than with "growthful" change.
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Now, this is not to say that all pain is growthful; pure suffering doesn't automatically yield anything worthwhile.
Eliot Daley: Can 9/11 Prompt A More Peaceful World? Eliot Daley 2011
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Now, this is not to say that all pain is growthful; pure suffering doesn't automatically yield anything worthwhile.
Eliot Daley: Can 9/11 Prompt A More Peaceful World? Eliot Daley 2011
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If you are growing weary of the 'doom and gloom,' let's see what we can offer one another that might be useful, growthful, and directional.
Dr. Cara Barker: For Richer or Poorer... Keys To A Sound Financial Future 2008
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This subpersonality whom I have named Sophia is more connected with emotion and the need to make sense of our suffering in ways that are empowering and growthful.
Everything Happens for a Reason? -- Subpersonalities and Meaning William Harryman 2007
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Whenever he walks abroad, he picks up some dainty herb for his growthful Pegasus; or, we should rather say, some new bricks for his posthumous pyramid.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Various
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The grass on the mound was well rooted and growthful.
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I wish you a healthy and growthful 2009, filled with moments of productivity, depth, love, learning, laughter, and the time to assimilate and appreciate it all!
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