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Definition of Resty
1. a. Disposed to rest; indisposed toexercton; sluggish; also, restive.
Definition of Resty
1. Adjective. (obsolete) Restive. ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete) Disposed to rest; inactive, lazy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Resty
1. restive [adj RESTIER, RESTIEST] - See also: restive
Lexicographical Neighbors of Resty
Literary usage of Resty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Recent Exemplifications of False Philology by Fitzedward Hall (1872)
"2 resty, as applied to a horse, is denned, by Miege, " qui recule au lieu d'avancer".
Dr. Johnson says, less correctly : " It is originally used of an horse ..."
2. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"... resty (not restie) piger, lentus; a resty horse, equus duri oris &c. ...
resty, restif, Sfc. Miege. ..."
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