Lusty

/ˈlʌsti/ · adjective

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. Exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality.
2. Hearty, merry, gleesome, enthusiastic, lively, stirring.
3. (obsolete or informal) Given to experiencing lust; enjoying physical sensations; lustful.
4. (obsolete) Beautiful; handsome; pleasant.
5. (obsolete) Of large size; big.

Example Sentences

How luſh and luſty the graſſe lookes ? How greene ?

I ſaw him [Ferdinand] beare the ſurges vnder him, / And ride vpon their backes ; he trod the water / Whoſe enmity he flung aſide : and breſted / The ſurge moſt ſwolne that met him : his bold head / 'Bove the contentious waues he kept, and oared / Himſelfe with his good armes in luſty ſtroke / To th'ſhore ; that ore his waue-worne baſis bowed / As ſtooping to releeue him[…]

Before the flood thou with thy lusty crew

Looking for some hot, hard and hunky fun or a lusty lost weekend at the beach?

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

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

I thought to have embarked in the evening, but, for fear of pirates plying near the coast, I durst not trust our small vessel, and stayed till Monday following, when two or three lusty vessels were to depart.

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• lustier
• lustiest
• lustie

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