† menskfullyadv.
Obsolete.
Honourably; valiantly; with grace or propriety.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adverb] > with propriety
comelyOE
seemlyc1320
menskfullya1375
tallya1375
comelilyc1400
comelywise1440
decently1552
decent1716
decorously1808
properly1811
wise-like1822
the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > [adverb] > in seemly or decorous manner
comelyOE
menskful?c1225
seemlyc1320
menskfullya1375
tallya1375
comelilyc1400
comelywise1440
handsomely1525
decently1552
civilly1593
decent1716
comme il faut1756
decorously1808
wise-like1822
spiffily1977
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adverb]
worthlyeOE
menskful?c1225
menskly?c1225
dignelyc1315
honestly1340
menskfullya1375
worshipfullya1375
worthilyc1384
creditably1648
reputablya1689
respectably1770
smirchless1848
a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 1143 (MED) Ful menskfully to þe messangeres þemperour þan seide he wold be boun bleþeli þe bold batayle to hold.
c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure 1988 (MED) The kynge..Demenys the medylwarde menskfully hym selfen.
1483 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 234 Menskfully, honeste.
a1500 (c1400) St. Erkenwald (1977) 50 Metely made of þe marbre and menskefully planede.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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