Resty
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Restive, resistant to control. British, regional
"In vaine the Pagan bannes, and sweares, and rayles, / And backe with both his hands unto him hayles / The resty raynes […]"
- 2 Disposed to rest; inactive, lazy. British, regional
"[…] Come; our stomachs / Will make what’s homely savoury: weariness / Can snore upon the flint, when resty sloth / Finds the down pillow hard."
Example
More examples"In vaine the Pagan bannes, and sweares, and rayles, / And backe with both his hands unto him hayles / The resty raynes […]"
Etymology
Variant of restiff.
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