The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
menseless — lə̇s adjective dialect Britain : lacking manners, discretion, or neatness ye menseless coof Theodore Bonnet … Useful english dictionary
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
