Tenty and Vigilant

Tenty

Tenty adjective - Paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity.
Usage example: I warn ye now, ye best be tenty

Vigilant and tenty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vigilant" instead an adjective "Tenty".

Vigilant

Vigilant adjective - Paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity.
Usage example: the night watchman, who was usually vigilant, apparently dozed off and didn't notice the vandals sneaking in

Tenty and vigilant are semantically related. (Scottish) You can use "Tenty" instead an adjective "Vigilant".

Nearby Words: vigilantly, vigilance, vigil, vigilante
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