"menseless" meaning in English

See menseless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Borrowed from Scots menseless, equivalent to mense + -less. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|menseless}} Scots menseless, {{suffix|en|mense|less}} mense + -less Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} menseless
  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) destitute of grace, propriety, or moderation; uncivil; immoderate Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-menseless-en-adj-Vc2U2Sov Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English
  2. (Ulster) ill-bred Tags: Ulster
    Sense id: en-menseless-en-adj-L~B~aFdq Categories (other): Ulster English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 38 62

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