menschy

English

Etymology

From mensch +‎ -y.

Adjective

menschy (comparative menschier, superlative menschiest)

  1. Upstanding; having integrity and responsibility.
    • 2009 February 15, Philip Galanes, “Piggy Bank for Mom and Dad”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      And although menschier folk would have offered to pay for the damage, you’re lucky these boys didn’t burn down your house.
    • 2025 February 28, Laura Esther Wolfson, “Rules for Staying Close to Exes”, in The New York Times‎[2], →ISSN:
      This validated my decision to stay in touch with my menschy men of yesteryear, none of whom has ever made anything resembling an attempt on my life.

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