Pesty vs Westy - What's the difference?
pesty | westy |
(obsolete) Waste; desert.
(dialectal) Dizzy, giddy, confused.
As adjectives the difference between pesty and westy
is that pesty is annoying or troublesome; pesky; literally acting like a pest while westy is (obsolete) waste; desert or westy can be (dialectal) dizzy, giddy, confused.westy
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) westi, . See (l).Adjective
(en-adj)Etymology 2
Origin obscure. Probably from (etyl) .Adjective
(en-adj)- Whiles he lies wallowing, with a westy head — Joseph Hall.