tenty

American  

[ten-tee] / ˈtɛn ti /

Or tentie

adjective

Scot.

tentier, tentiest

1. watchful; attentive.

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Etymology

Origin of tenty

First recorded in 1545–55; tent ³ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

For noo's the time whan pows are seen Nid-noddin' like a mandareen; When tenty mithers stap a preen In sleepin' weans; An' nearly half the parochine Forget their pains.

From Project Gutenberg

For noo's the time whan pows are seen Nid-noddin' like a mandareen; When tenty mithers stap a preen In sleepin' weans; An' nearly half the parochine Forget their pains.

From Project Gutenberg

Fower tenty lads were on the tap, hauldin’ the line and mindin’ for his signals.

From Project Gutenberg

For noo’s the time whan pows are seen Nid-noddin’ like a mandareen; When tenty mithers stap a preen In sleepin’ weans; An’ nearly half the parochine Forget their pains.

From Project Gutenberg

"Ye noo hae hit the nail upo' the head, I better wi' less travel micht hae deen, Had I been tenty as I sud hae been; But fouks, they say, are wise ahint the han', Whilk to be true unto my cost I fan."

From Project Gutenberg