Meanings
comparative trantier · comparative more tranty · superlative trantiest · superlative most tranty · alternative Scotland trantie
- Northern EnglandScotlandUKdialectal(used in reference to children) Intelligent, advanced, or forward for one's age; precocious.
Synonyms: old-farrant
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(used in reference to children) Intelligent, advanced, or forward for one's age; precocious.
Origin
From trant (“cunning, trickery”) + -y.
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tranty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranty
“tranty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranty. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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