: vast
call spirits from the vasty deepWilliam Shakespeare

Examples of vasty in a Sentence

the days when intrepid explorers sailed the vasty deep in small vessels
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But in room after room, the vasty majority of the objects were mute and meaningless, and only those that somehow referenced other periods of crisis spoke with clarity. Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2020 The Globe reports that Breggin spent most of Monday morning painting a vasty different picture of Carter than the one presented by prosecutors last week. Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 12 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

vast entry 1 + -y entry 1

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vasty was in 1596

Dictionary Entries Near vasty

Cite this Entry

“Vasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vasty. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

vasty

adjective
vastier; vastiest
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