Gustful

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An amount carried in a gust. uncommon

    "The wind, ruffling up the lane, drove a gustful of loose sand against her like spray, and bore in the hollow boom of breaking waves, which seemed to take her breath."

Adjective
  1. 1
    gusty

    "[T]hey sat / Beneath a world-old yew-tree, darkening half / The cloisters, on a gustful April morn / That puff'd the swaying branches into smoke / Above them, […]"

  2. 2
    tasty; good-tasting obsolete

    "The said season being passed, there is no danger or difficulty to keep it [preserved meat] gustful all the year long."

Synonyms

All synonyms
deliciousfinger-lickin' goodhyperpalatablelusciousmoreishpalatable

Example

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"[T]hey sat / Beneath a world-old yew-tree, darkening half / The cloisters, on a gustful April morn / That puff'd the swaying branches into smoke / Above them, […]"

Etymology

From gust + -ful.

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