menstruous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɛnstɹʊəs/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmɛnstɹʊəs/ (UK)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman menstruus, Middle French menstrueus, and their source, Late Latin menstruosus (“menstruating”), from Latin mēnstruum.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to menstruation; menstrual.
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(not-comparable, of a female) Currently undergoing menstruation.
There shall be a confusion also in many places, and the fire shall be oft sent out again, and the wild beasts shall change their places, and menstruous women shall bring forth monsters:
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Esdras 5:8: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.
, New York, 2001, p.213
- (not-comparable, obsolete) Monthly.