Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
jesty. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
jesty, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
jesty in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
jesty you have here. The definition of the word
jesty will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
jesty, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From jest + -y.
Pronunciation
Adjective
jesty (comparative more jesty, superlative most jesty)
- 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.