Ten·tig'i·nous adjective [ Latin tentigo , -inis , a tension, lecherousness, from tendere , tentum , to stretch.] 1. Stiff; stretched; strained. [ Obsolete] Johnson. 2. Lustful, or pertaining to lust. [ Obsolete] B. Jonson. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/27