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单词 pensy
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Definition of pensy in English:

pensy

(also pincie, pensie)
adjective ˈpɛnzi
English Regional, Scottish rare
  • Spruce, neat, careful with one's appearance.

Origin

Late 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
  • Spruce, neat, careful with one's appearance.

Origin

Late 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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