单词 | pensy |
释义 | Definition of pensy in English:pensy(also pincie, pensie) adjective ˈpɛnzi English Regional, Scottish rare
OriginLate Middle English (in an earlier sense). From Anglo-Norman and Middle French pensif pensive (in nominative singular frequently pensis). Loss of the final consonant may have been a parallel development in French and in English: see discussion s.v. -ive, and compare hasty, jolly, etc. Definition of pensy in US English:pensy(also pincie, pensie) adjectiveˈpɛnzi English Regional, Scottish rare
OriginLate Middle English (in an earlier sense). From Anglo-Norman and Middle French pensif pensive (in nominative singular frequently pensis). Loss of the final consonant may have been a parallel development in French and in English: see discussion s.v. -ive, and compare hasty, jolly, etc. |
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