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Etymology

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From status +‎ -ful.

Adjective

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statusful (comparative more statusful, superlative most statusful)

  1. (chiefly sociology, linguistics) Carrying a high or privileged status.
    • 2007, Gabriella Gahlia Modan, Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place, Malden, M.A. []: Blackwell Publishing, →ISBN, page 214:
      In these stories, being a parent conferred a higher or more "in-group" status than being married; thus the marital status of parents was not particularly relevant. However, being partnered was more statusful than being single.