yearnful

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English yernful, ȝeornful, from Old English ġearnfull, ġeornful (“desirous, eager, zealous, diligent, anxious”), equivalent to yearn +‎ -ful. === Adjective === yearnful (comparative more yearnful, superlative most yearnful) Filled with yearning; desirous; mournful; distressing. Synonym: (obsolete) earnful ==== Usage notes ==== This term was once widely and disapprovingly attributed to the poet John Keats. ==== Derived terms ==== yearnfully yearnfulness