menstruous

== English == === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman menstruus, Middle French menstrueus, and their source, Late Latin menstruosus (“menstruating”), from Latin mēnstruum. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɛnstɹʊəs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɛnstɹʊəs/ === 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 ==== menstrual catamenial mensal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== References ==== Noah Webster (1828), “menstruous”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume II (J–Z), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC. “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.