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Word of the Day – Masty

By March 5, 2022Word of the Day

Masty (adj) (Br/Dialectal)

mas-tee

Chiefly of a person: burly, big-bodied.

Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From mast + -y.

Example sentences

“He was a masty fellow.”

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