Genty

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    neat; trim Scotland, dialectal

    "Sae jimply lac'd her genty waist, / That sweetly ye might span."

Example

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"Sae jimply lac'd her genty waist, / That sweetly ye might span."

Etymology

From French gentil. Compare jaunty.

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