ˈreasy, a. Obs. exc. dial.
Also 8 reesy, 9 reezy.
[Obscurely related to prec.; cf. reese v.]
1. Rancid, ‘reasty’.
| 1611 Cotgr., Ranci, musty, fusty, reasie, resti, tainted. 1736 Bailey Househ. Dict. 140 The butter-milk in fresh butter must not by any means be wash'd out with water;..for water will make it rusty or reesy. 1848 A. B. Evans Leicestersh. Words, Reasy or Reezy, rancid: said of bacon. |
† 2. Idle, lazy. Obs. rare—0.
| 1679 Coles Eng.-Lat. Dict. (ed. 2), Reasy, reasty, reses, deses. To be reasie, resideo, stupeo, torpeo. |
Hence † ˈreasiness. Obs. rare—0.
| 1611 Cotgr., Rancissure, mustinesse, fustinesse, reasinesse. 1679 Coles Eng.-Lat. Dict. (ed. 2) Reasiness, desidia, pigritia. |