vasty

[ vas-tee, vah-stee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, vast·i·er, vast·i·est.

vasty

/ ˈvɑːstɪ /

Origin of vasty¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; vast + -y ¹

They came thronging out of the vasty deep to entertain Christopher Alexander Pellett.

We may call spirits from the vasty deep; but the question is, will they come?

Agitators might call spirits from the vasty deep; but there would be no answer.

"Business is crawling up the old streets," he said, his long, tremulous hand indicating a vasty structure in course of erection.

It must have required patience to await the going and returning of the documents across the "vasty deep" in that day.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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