Eventful Meaning

/ɪˈvɛntfəl/
B1

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

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adjOf or pertaining to high levels of activity; having many memorable events.

Tom and Mary have very eventful lives.
The summer is shaping up to be eventful.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Our trip to the volcano was quite ____ with many surprises.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The documentary provides a fascinating look at the ____ life of the famous explorer.

From event + -ful.

"[…] there was something of the habitude of the wild animal in the unreflecting instinct with which she rambled on — disconnecting herself by littles from her eventful past at every step, obliterating her identity […]" — 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
Our trip to the volcano was quite ____ with many surprises.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The documentary provides a fascinating look at the ____ life of the famous explorer.

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