Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

westy

/ˈwɛsti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
westy
IPA
/ˈwɛsti/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Waste; desert.

Obsolete

adj

Dizzy, giddy, confused.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: westi, wēstiġ, *h₁weh₂-

Usage

Inflected Forms

more westy (comparative) most westy (superlative)

Rhymes With

bestie testy zesty chesty westie nesty breasty jesty pesty festy resty

Questions

How do you pronounce westy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛsti/.
What does westy mean?
Waste; desert.
Where does westy come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce westy

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