- menseless
- \\-lə̇s\ adjective
dialect Britain : lacking manners, discretion, or neatness
ye menseless coof — Theodore Bonnet
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Menseless — Mense Mense, n. [OE. menske, AS. mennisc human, man. See {Man}.] Manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] {Mense ful}, a. {Mense less}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
menseless — adjective see mense … New Collegiate Dictionary
menseless — mense·less … English syllables
mense — noun Etymology: Middle English menske honor, from Old Norse mennska humanity; akin to Old English man Date: circa 1500 chiefly Scottish propriety • menseless adjective, chiefly Scottish … New Collegiate Dictionary
mense — menseful, adj. menseless, adj. /mens/, n., v., mensed, mensing. Brit. Dial. n. 1. propriety; discretion. v.t. 2. to adorn; bring honor to; grace. [1490 1500; var. (north) of mensk, ME menske courtesy, honor < ON menska humanity, c. OE menniscu… … Universalium
mensless — variant of menseless … Useful english dictionary
