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Definition: BENTY

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. A bounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass; as, benty fields.[Websters]
2. Resembling bent.[Websters]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb bentily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(bentily)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective benty.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Benty" is a common misspelling or typo for: betty, bent, bounty, bendy, bandy, bently, bunt, bents.

Date "Benty" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Common Expressions: BENTY

Expressions Definition
Benty Grange helmet In 1848 Thomas Bateman excavated an Anglo-Saxon tumulus (or barrow) at the Benty Grange farm in Derbyshire, England, and discovered (among other things) the remains of an iron helmet with a bronze boar on the crest. This helmet matches the descriptions of warriors' helmets in Beowulf. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: BENTY

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Benty Grange helmet 3     Benty Grange helmet 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: BENTY

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Japanese 傾向だ (benty, bental). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, benty. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top