unmensefuladj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛnsfᵿl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmɛnsfəl/, Scottish English

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛnsfəl/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and menseful adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, mense n.¹, -ful suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + mense n.¹ + -ful suffix. Compare later menseful adj.

Scottish and English regional (northern).

Improper, unseemly, indecent; impolite, ill-mannered; disgraceful; disorderly, untidy; rough, wild.In quot. 1586 apparently ‘unmindful, indifferent’.

ΚΠ

1586 in Cal. State Papers Scotl. (1915) IX. 94 [The Earl of Cranstoun has shown me your letter, in which you appear] not unmensfull [of my affairs].

1801 E. Wright Marvellous Pleasant Love-story II. 31 Hauld your tongue, ye unmenseful brute!

1808 A. Scott Poems (ed. 2) 157 But yet nae loose unmensefu' laits Between the twa ran i' their pates.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Unmenseful, indecent, unmannerly.

1877 Good Words 18 445/2 Ah promised gran'mother Ah'd never be unmenseful to Doris.

1898 E. W. Hamilton Mawkin of Flow xvi Cooling my cuits out here on sic a gourly, unmensfu' night as this.

1935 D. Rorie Lum Hat 30 Hey, lassie! Hey! I clean forgot the bull! Noo, wisna that unmensefu' o' me, noo?

1988 R. Vettese Richt Noise 104 And I at laist gaed til bed, thinkin on hoo unmensfu some craturs are gin their dander's up.

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 327/2 Unmenseful. 1. Unseemly. 2. Indecent. 3. Unmannerly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmenseful
释义	unmensefuladj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛnsfᵿl/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɛnsfəl/, Scottish English /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛnsfəl/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and menseful adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, mense n.¹, -ful suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + mense n.¹ + -ful suffix. Compare later menseful adj. Scottish and English regional (northern). Improper, unseemly, indecent; impolite, ill-mannered; disgraceful; disorderly, untidy; rough, wild.In quot. 1586 apparently ‘unmindful, indifferent’. ΚΠ 1586 in Cal. State Papers Scotl. (1915) IX. 94 [The Earl of Cranstoun has shown me your letter, in which you appear] not unmensfull [of my affairs]. 1801 E. Wright Marvellous Pleasant Love-story II. 31 Hauld your tongue, ye unmenseful brute! 1808 A. Scott Poems (ed. 2) 157 But yet nae loose unmensefu' laits Between the twa ran i' their pates. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Unmenseful, indecent, unmannerly. 1877 Good Words 18 445/2 Ah promised gran'mother Ah'd never be unmenseful to Doris. 1898 E. W. Hamilton Mawkin of Flow xvi Cooling my cuits out here on sic a gourly, unmensfu' night as this. 1935 D. Rorie Lum Hat 30 Hey, lassie! Hey! I clean forgot the bull! Noo, wisna that unmensefu' o' me, noo? 1988 R. Vettese Richt Noise 104 And I at laist gaed til bed, thinkin on hoo unmensfu some craturs are gin their dander's up. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 327/2 Unmenseful. 1. Unseemly. 2. Indecent. 3. Unmannerly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1586
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