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Definition of reasty in English:

reasty

Pronunciation /ˈriːsti/

adjective

dialect British, Welsh

  • Of bacon, oil, etc.: rancid. Compare "reasy", "rusty".

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Tusser (c1524–1580), writer on agriculture and poet. Apparently a variant of resty.