lusty
Exhibiting lust; strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitalityExhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality.
» Tom gave Mary a lusty look.
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6 sensesExhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality.
Hearty, merry, gleesome, enthusiastic, lively, stirring.
(informal, obsolete)Given to experiencing lust; enjoying physical sensations; lustful.
(obsolete)Beautiful; handsome; pleasant.
(obsolete)Of large size; big.
Of large size; big.
(obsolete, rare)With child.
- vigorously passionate
- endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
Examples
1 sentencesTom gave Mary a lusty look.
Origin
From Middle English lusty (“mirthful, pleasant, delicious, delightful”), equivalent to lusFrom Middle English lusty (“mirthful, pleasant, delicious, delightful”), equivalent to lust + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian lustich (“amusing”),
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Forms
lustier, lustiestSynonyms
5 synonyms- vigorously passionate:lustfulconcupiscent
- endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health:heartyfull-bloodedred-blooded
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.