tenty

or tent·ie

[ ten-tee ]

adjective,tent·i·er, tent·i·est.Scot.

watchful; attentive.

Origin of tenty

¹

First recorded in 1545–55; tent³ + -y¹

Words Nearby tenty

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How to use tenty in a sentence

Fower tenty lads were on the tap, hauldin' the line and mindin' for his signals.
David Balfour, Second Part | Robert Louis Stevenson
I opened them wide, she astonished me so; and, as true as you live, she began to tickle them with a tenty-tointy brush.
Phemie Frost's Experiences | Ann S. Stephens

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