| 单词 |
genty |
| 释义 |
genty, a. Obs. exc. Sc.|ˈdʒɛntɪ| [var. of gentee.] Neat; pretty; graceful; genteel.
1721Ramsay Genty Tibby 2 Her genty Shape our Fancy warms. 1724― Tea-t. Misc. (1733) I. 57 White is her neck, saft is her hand, Her waste and feet's fu genty. 1794Burns My Lady's Gown iv, Sae sweetly move her genty limbs, Like music notes o' lover's hymns. 1819Blackw. Mag. V. 735 His waistcoat, coat and breeches, were all cut off the same web, of a beautiful snuff-colour, or a modest genty drab. 1863J. L. W. By-gone Days 175, I wonder where she got sic genty ways as she had. Hence † ˈgentiness, Obs.
1673Rules Civility (ed. 2) 2 The Gentiness and plausibility, of which you desire information, is..but the modesty and decorum to be observed by every one. |

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