Lusty

//ˈlʌsti// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality.

    "How luſh and luſty the graſſe lookes ? How greene ?"

  2. 2
    Hearty, merry, gleesome, enthusiastic, lively, stirring.
  3. 3
    Given to experiencing lust; enjoying physical sensations; lustful. informal, obsolete

    "Before the flood thou with thy lusty crew"

  4. 4
    Beautiful; handsome; pleasant. obsolete

    "So louedſt thou the luſty Hyacinct, So louedſt thou the faire Coronis deare: […]"

  5. 5
    Of large size; big. obsolete

    "And a speake any thing against me, Ile take him downe, & a were lustier then he is, and twentie such Iacks: […]"

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  1. 6
    Of large size; big.; With child. obsolete, rare
Adjective
  1. 1
    endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health wordnet
  2. 2
    vigorously passionate wordnet

Synonyms

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activeacuteadiposeaggressiveanimatedaroused

Example

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"With him there was his son, a young squire, a lover and a lusty bachelor, with locks curled as if they had been laid in a press."

Etymology

From Middle English lusty (“mirthful, pleasant, delicious, delightful”), equivalent to lust + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian lustich (“amusing”), West Frisian lustich (“amusing, funny”), Dutch lustig (“cheerful”), German lustig (“amusing”), Danish lystig (“merry”), Swedish lustig (“funny”).

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