English Explanatory Dictionary

tentiginous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. stiff; stretched; strained
  2. lustful

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛntɪd͡ʒɪnəs/

Word forms

tentiginous more tentiginous most tentiginous

Etymology

From Latin tentigo, tentiginis (“a tension, lecherousness”), from tendere, tentum (“to stretch”).

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