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English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman menstruus, Middle French menstrueus, and their source, Late Latin menstruosus (“menstruating”), from Latin mēnstruum.
Pronunciation
Adjective
menstruous (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to menstruation; menstrual.
- (of a female) Currently undergoing menstruation.
- , New York, 2001, p.213:
- Foolish, drunken, or hairbrain women most part bring forth children like unto themslves, morosus et languidos, and so likewise he that lies with a menstruous woman.
- (obsolete) Monthly.
Synonyms
References
- menstruous in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
- “menstruous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “menstruous”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.