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westy¹

  • /ˈwɛsti/

Rhymes with -ɛsti

Where it comes from

From Middle English westi, westig (“desolate, deserted, lonely”), from Old English wēstiġ (“waste, deserted”), from wēste (“waste, desert”) + -iġ (“-y”). See waste.

adjective more westy · most westy

  1. obsolete Waste; desert.

westy²

  • /ˈwɛsti/

Rhymes with -ɛsti

Where it comes from

Origin obscure. Probably from Middle English westi (“desolate, deserted, lonely”) (see above), or possibly related to Scots weest (“depressed, uneasy, anxious”).

adjective more westy · most westy

  1. dialectal Dizzy, giddy, confused. Whiles he lies wallowing, with a westy head

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@misc{westy_2026,
  title = {westy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/westy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}