Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

menseful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mense-ful
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Decorous; mannerly; respectful and worth of respect.

British usage

Etymology

From Middle English menskful, equivalent to mense + -ful.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more menseful (comparative) most menseful (superlative)

Antonyms

menseless

Questions

What does menseful mean?
Decorous; mannerly; respectful and worth of respect.
Where does menseful come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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