mensefuladj.

Brit.

/ˈmɛnsf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈmɛnsf(ə)l/, Scottish English

/ˈmɛnsf(u)l/, Irish English

/ˈmɛnsf(ə)l/

Forms: English regional (northern) 1600s– menseful, 1700s mensefull, 1700s mensfull, 1800s– menceful, 1800s– mensful; Scottish pre-1700 mensfull, pre-1700 1800s– menseful, 1700s mensfow, 1700s mensful, 1700s–1800s mensfou, 1700s– mensfu', 1700s– 1900s– mensfu, 1800s– mensefu', 1900s– mensifeh; Irish English (northern) 1800s– mensfu, 1900s– mensefu', 1900s– menseful.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mense n.¹, -ful suffix.

Etymology: < mense n.¹ + -ful suffix. Compare menskful adj. and slightly earlier unmenseful adj.

English regional (northern), Scottish, and Irish English (northern).

Proper, seemly, decent, discreet; polite, well-mannered, hospitable; neat, tidy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > [adjective] > seemly or decorous

seemly?c1225

comelya1350

seemc1400

setting1535

comingc1540

decent1545

civil1582

handsome1583

mensefula1598

sprunt1631

semblable1647

proper1738

orthodox1755

decorous1792

comme il faut1818

wise-like1820

a1598 D. Fergusson Sc. Prov. (1641) sig. D4 Misterfull folk mon not be mensfull.

1673 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 32 Menseful: comely, graceful, crediting a man, York-sh.

1721 A. Ramsay Poems I. 224 Thus with attentive look mensfow they sit.

?1772 Young Coalman's Courtship to Creelwife's Daughter (ed. 3) i. 7 Be mensfu' wi' your mouth, and dina eat o'er muckle.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 139 Put on your Raploch grey; it's a mair mensfu' and thrifty dress.

1821 W. Scott Pirate II. x. 249 Menseful maiden ne'er should rise, Till the first beam tinge the skies.

1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words We'll set oot the best ware for the tea; it'll be mair menseful like.

1932 W. D. Cocker Poems Scots & Eng. 60 He an' his brither Gibbie baith Are steerin' mensefu' lads.

1994 Chapman No. 77. 93/2 A sense o identity's nivver a problem tae they fowk wha reckon they spik the Doric. Tae you an tae me it's mebbe jist anither rich an mensfu dialeck o guid auld Scots.

Derivatives

ˈmensefully adv. [compare earlier menskfully adv.]

ΚΠ

1806 Scots Mag. Sept. 695 Keeps his maut aneath his meal, Mensfoulie thraws down his cuttie.

1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 101 He was, after all, a mensefully leared man.

1891 Tyneside Songs (rev. ed.) 113 Thy wit could not save the good breeches That mensefully cover'd thy bum.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	menseful
释义	mensefuladj. Brit. /ˈmɛnsf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈmɛnsf(ə)l/, Scottish English /ˈmɛnsf(u)l/, Irish English /ˈmɛnsf(ə)l/ Forms: English regional (northern) 1600s– menseful, 1700s mensefull, 1700s mensfull, 1800s– menceful, 1800s– mensful; Scottish pre-1700 mensfull, pre-1700 1800s– menseful, 1700s mensfow, 1700s mensful, 1700s–1800s mensfou, 1700s– mensfu', 1700s– 1900s– mensfu, 1800s– mensefu', 1900s– mensifeh; Irish English (northern) 1800s– mensfu, 1900s– mensefu', 1900s– menseful. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mense n.¹, -ful suffix. Etymology: < mense n.¹ + -ful suffix. Compare menskful adj. and slightly earlier unmenseful adj. English regional (northern), Scottish, and Irish English (northern). Proper, seemly, decent, discreet; polite, well-mannered, hospitable; neat, tidy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > [adjective] > seemly or decorous seemly?c1225 comelya1350 seemc1400 setting1535 comingc1540 decent1545 civil1582 handsome1583 mensefula1598 sprunt1631 semblable1647 proper1738 orthodox1755 decorous1792 comme il faut1818 wise-like1820 a1598 D. Fergusson Sc. Prov. (1641) sig. D4 Misterfull folk mon not be mensfull. 1673 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 32 Menseful: comely, graceful, crediting a man, York-sh. 1721 A. Ramsay Poems I. 224 Thus with attentive look mensfow they sit. ?1772 Young Coalman's Courtship to Creelwife's Daughter (ed. 3) i. 7 Be mensfu' wi' your mouth, and dina eat o'er muckle. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 139 Put on your Raploch grey; it's a mair mensfu' and thrifty dress. 1821 W. Scott Pirate II. x. 249 Menseful maiden ne'er should rise, Till the first beam tinge the skies. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words We'll set oot the best ware for the tea; it'll be mair menseful like. 1932 W. D. Cocker Poems Scots & Eng. 60 He an' his brither Gibbie baith Are steerin' mensefu' lads. 1994 Chapman No. 77. 93/2 A sense o identity's nivver a problem tae they fowk wha reckon they spik the Doric. Tae you an tae me it's mebbe jist anither rich an mensfu dialeck o guid auld Scots. Derivatives ˈmensefully adv. [compare earlier menskfully adv.] ΚΠ 1806 Scots Mag. Sept. 695 Keeps his maut aneath his meal, Mensfoulie thraws down his cuttie. 1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 101 He was, after all, a mensefully leared man. 1891 Tyneside Songs (rev. ed.) 113 Thy wit could not save the good breeches That mensefully cover'd thy bum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1598
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