pensefuladj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnsfᵿl/, U.S.

/ˈpɛnsfəl/, Scottish English

/ˈpɛnsfəl/

Forms: 1700s–1800s pencefu', 1800s pensfu, 1800s– pensefu', 1900s– penseful.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: pensiful adj.

Etymology: Probably a reduced form of pensiful adj. With pensefulness n. at Derivatives compare earlier pensieness n. 2.

Scottish.

†1. Conceited, giving oneself airs. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [adjective]

taunt?a1534

cocket1537

fastuous?1591

cobbing1599

whalebone1602

airy1606

fastigious1625

flatuous1630

high and mighty1633

vapouring1647

flatulent1658

hoity-toity1690

jackanapish1696

superior1711

penseful1788

uppish1789

pensy1790

stuck-up1812

glorified1821

toploftical1823

pretentious1832

sophomoric1837

highty-tighty1847

snippy1848

jumped-up1852

set-up1856

toplofty1859

cock-aloft1861

high-tone1864

high-toned1866

pretensivea1868

fancy-pants1870

hunched1870

snotty1870

head-in-air1880

uppity1880

jackanapsian1881

airified1882

sidey1898

posh1914

upstage1918

snooty1919

high-hatted1924

hincty1924

snot-nosed1941

posho1989

1788 E. Picken Poems & Epist. 62 Fash't wi' three or four Sic pencefu' breed.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. [Ayrshire] Pensefu', pencefu', proud, self-conceited.

2. Thoughtful, meditative, pensive. Cf. pensiful adj. Sc. National Dict. records this sense as still in use in Argyllshire in 1965.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective]

thoughtfulc1175

contemplative1340

considerativec1449

musing1449

studient1532

pondering1566

contemplatory1576

speculative1578

considerate1581

reflective1581

theorical1594

theoric?1600

theoretical1608

meditative1611

thoughtsome1627

reflexive1630

reflecting1632

revolutive1637

cogitativea1639

thoughtive1654

lucubratory1656

thinkful1668

theoretic1701

ruminatinga1704

reflectious1715

ruminative1774

thinking1799

meditative1831

ruminant1849

meditational1864

penseful1865

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > [adjective] > pensive

thoughtfulc1300

pensivea1393

pensya1450

thoughtya1450

pensiful?c1450

pensative1574

melancholy1600

pensived1609

penseroso1813

penserose1831

penseful1865

1865 J. Young Homely Pictures in Verse 165 Chairs that when pensefu' ye may rock in.

1913 H. P. Cameron tr. Thomas à Kempis Of Imitation of Christ i. xi. 15 Hoo cam it aboot that a wheen o' the saunts war sae perfete an' pensefu'?

1921 M. Argo Janet's Choice 17 She's a bittie penseful. I wadna grudge her a bit gallivant at an odd time.

Derivatives

† pensefulness n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1880 Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (rev. ed.) Pensieness, pensfuness, self-conceitedness and affectation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penseful
释义	pensefuladj. Brit. /ˈpɛnsfᵿl/, U.S. /ˈpɛnsfəl/, Scottish English /ˈpɛnsfəl/ Forms: 1700s–1800s pencefu', 1800s pensfu, 1800s– pensefu', 1900s– penseful. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: pensiful adj. Etymology: Probably a reduced form of pensiful adj. With pensefulness n. at Derivatives compare earlier pensieness n. 2. Scottish. †1. Conceited, giving oneself airs. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [adjective] taunt?a1534 cocket1537 fastuous?1591 cobbing1599 whalebone1602 airy1606 fastigious1625 flatuous1630 high and mighty1633 vapouring1647 flatulent1658 hoity-toity1690 jackanapish1696 superior1711 penseful1788 uppish1789 pensy1790 stuck-up1812 glorified1821 toploftical1823 pretentious1832 sophomoric1837 highty-tighty1847 snippy1848 jumped-up1852 set-up1856 toplofty1859 cock-aloft1861 high-tone1864 high-toned1866 pretensivea1868 fancy-pants1870 hunched1870 snotty1870 head-in-air1880 uppity1880 jackanapsian1881 airified1882 sidey1898 posh1914 upstage1918 snooty1919 high-hatted1924 hincty1924 snot-nosed1941 posho1989 1788 E. Picken Poems & Epist. 62 Fash't wi' three or four Sic pencefu' breed. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. [Ayrshire] Pensefu', pencefu', proud, self-conceited. 2. Thoughtful, meditative, pensive. Cf. pensiful adj. Sc. National Dict. records this sense as still in use in Argyllshire in 1965. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective] thoughtfulc1175 contemplative1340 considerativec1449 musing1449 studient1532 pondering1566 contemplatory1576 speculative1578 considerate1581 reflective1581 theorical1594 theoric?1600 theoretical1608 meditative1611 thoughtsome1627 reflexive1630 reflecting1632 revolutive1637 cogitativea1639 thoughtive1654 lucubratory1656 thinkful1668 theoretic1701 ruminatinga1704 reflectious1715 ruminative1774 thinking1799 meditative1831 ruminant1849 meditational1864 penseful1865 the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > [adjective] > pensive thoughtfulc1300 pensivea1393 pensya1450 thoughtya1450 pensiful?c1450 pensative1574 melancholy1600 pensived1609 penseroso1813 penserose1831 penseful1865 1865 J. Young Homely Pictures in Verse 165 Chairs that when pensefu' ye may rock in. 1913 H. P. Cameron tr. Thomas à Kempis Of Imitation of Christ i. xi. 15 Hoo cam it aboot that a wheen o' the saunts war sae perfete an' pensefu'? 1921 M. Argo Janet's Choice 17 She's a bittie penseful. I wadna grudge her a bit gallivant at an odd time. Derivatives † pensefulness n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1880 Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (rev. ed.) Pensieness, pensfuness, self-conceitedness and affectation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1788
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