jesty

See also: Jesty

English

Etymology

From jest +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛstiː/, [ˈd͡ʒɛstɪi̯]

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• Rhymes: -ɛsti
• Hyphenation: jes‧ty

Adjective

jesty (comparative more jesty, superlative most jesty)

1. Inclined to jest; waggish; sportive.
   • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 119, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:

     Such a funny, sporty, gamy, jesty, joky, hoky-poky lad, is the Ocean.