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vasty

American  
[vas-tee, vah-stee] / ˈvæs ti, ˈvɑ sti /

adjective

vastier, vastiest
  1. vast; immense.


vasty British  
/ ˈvɑːstɪ /

adjective

  1. an archaic or poetic word for vast

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of vasty

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


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There are forces larger than he expanding U.S. financial markets and while he has benefited from them, he cannot summon them from the vasty deep.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2018

“I can call spirits from the vasty deep,” Glendower brags.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 7, 2017

Long have I slumbered in the vasty deeps, beyond the reach of time, waiting for the stars to turn.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2016

When Dark Souls II released it looked vasty different from its promotional footage and screenshots.

From Forbes ● Dec. 13, 2014

The music made him think of spaces without limits, of huge crystalline spheres which revolved with unutterable slowness through the vasty halls of the air.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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