benty

English

Etymology

bent +‎ -y

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛnti

Adjective

benty (comparative more benty, superlative most benty)

  1. Abounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass.
    benty fields
  2. Resembling bent.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for benty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Scots

Alternative forms
  • bentie, bentey

Etymology

bent +‎ -y

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛnti/

Adjective

benty (comparative mair benty, superlative maist benty)

  1. Covered with bent.
  2. Composed of or resembling bent.
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