tentyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtɛnti/, U.S.

/ˈtɛn(t)i/, Scottish English

/ˈtɛntɪ/

Forms: Also tentie.

Etymology: Later form of tentif, tentive adj., with -if reduced to -ie , -y : see -ive suffix.

Scottish.

Watchful, attentive, observant, cautious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective]

busyOE

carefula1000

orne?c1225

intentivec1290

soignous1340

curiousc1386

diligentc1400

well-advisedc1405

thoughtfulc1450

thoughtyc1480

keepful1489

tentfula1525

respective1525

solicit?1526

heedful1548

heedy1548

tentyc1555

chare1564

respectful1585

tentible1603

solicitous1610

observant1627

care-taking1825

leery1911

c1555 Maitland in Pinkerton Anc. Scot. Poems (1786) 276 Be wyse, and tentie, in thy governing.

1728 A. Ramsay Bonny Scot in Tea-table Misc. iii Fair winds and tenty boat-man.

1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 155 Jean slips in twa, wi' tentie e'e; Wha 'twas, she wadna tell.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xii. 112 Never a gun or a sword left..but what tenty folk have hidden in their thatch.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tenty
释义	tentyadj. Brit. /ˈtɛnti/, U.S. /ˈtɛn(t)i/, Scottish English /ˈtɛntɪ/ Forms: Also tentie. Etymology: Later form of tentif, tentive adj., with -if reduced to -ie , -y : see -ive suffix. Scottish. Watchful, attentive, observant, cautious. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] busyOE carefula1000 orne?c1225 intentivec1290 soignous1340 curiousc1386 diligentc1400 well-advisedc1405 thoughtfulc1450 thoughtyc1480 keepful1489 tentfula1525 respective1525 solicit?1526 heedful1548 heedy1548 tentyc1555 chare1564 respectful1585 tentible1603 solicitous1610 observant1627 care-taking1825 leery1911 c1555 Maitland in Pinkerton Anc. Scot. Poems (1786) 276 Be wyse, and tentie, in thy governing. 1728 A. Ramsay Bonny Scot in Tea-table Misc. iii Fair winds and tenty boat-man. 1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 155 Jean slips in twa, wi' tentie e'e; Wha 'twas, she wadna tell. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xii. 112 Never a gun or a sword left..but what tenty folk have hidden in their thatch. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1555
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