English Explanatory Dictionary

westy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Waste; desert.
adj
  1. Dizzy, giddy, confused.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɛsti/

Word forms

westy more westy most westy

Etymology

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

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