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menopause +‎ -al

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menopausal (not comparable)

  1. Of, or pertaining to the menopause.
  2. (of a woman) Presently experiencing or having previously experienced menopause.
    • 2023 November 29, Charles Hymas, “Menopausal female offenders could be spared jail under new sentencing guidelines”, in The Telegraph[1]:
      And in March last year, 62-year-old Sue Williams scratched eight cars belonging to strangers in her hometown of Sevenoaks, Kent, causing at least £8,000 worth of damage. Last month her lawyer told Medway Magistrates’ Court that Ms Williams had been menopausal at the time.

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