jesty
English
Etymology
jest + -y
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛsti
Adjective
jesty (comparative more jesty, superlative most jesty)
- Inclined to jest; waggish; sportive.
- Herman Melville
- Such a funny, sporty, gamy, jesty, joky, hoky-poky lad, is the Ocean.
- Herman Melville