genty

English

Etymology

From French gentil. Compare jaunty.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛnti

Adjective

genty (comparative more genty, superlative most genty)

1. (Scotland, dialect) neat; trim
   • 1789, Robert Burns, Beware o' Bonnie Ann:

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