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Tenty, -ie, adj. [Aphetic form of Attenty adj.² Cf. Tentife adj.] Careful; circumspect. — a1570-86 Maitland in Maitl. F. xiv 29.
Be wyse and tentie in thy gouerning 1570 Reg. Morton I 58.
It war weill done that the geir quhilk is in the wardrop war vyseit be sume tenty hand 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 337.
Gif ȝe wer not tentie, the brute wald pas through the cuntrey that the erle of Huntlie wer risen 1598 Melvill Propine 122.
Speake my halie name with tentie reuerence c1590 J. Stewart 150/31.
Tentie, Sir, be, And grant not all thair asking