vasty

[ vas-tee, vah-stee ]

adjective

, vast·i·er, vast·i·est.

1. vast; immense.

vasty

/ ˈvɑːstɪ /

adjective

1. an archaic or poetic word for vast

Word History and Origins

Origin of vasty¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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