"menseful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more menseful [comparative], most menseful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English menskful, equivalent to mense + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|menskful}} Middle English menskful, {{suffix|en|mense|ful|pos=adjective}} mense + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} menseful (comparative more menseful, superlative most menseful)
  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) decorous; mannerly; respectful and worth of respect Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal

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