lusty

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    vigorously passionate
    endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health

Word Origin

lusty (adj.)
early 13c., "joyful, merry," from lust + -y (2). It largely has escaped the Christianization and denigration of its root word. The sense of "full of healthy vigor" is from late 14c.; that of "full of desire" is attested from c. 1400. Related: Lustily; lustiness.

Synonym

Example

1. Hodgins : you really think I 'm lusty ?
2. Our lusty behaviour : science tries to explain sex and love
3. A lusty male and a cascade forever channel their own way .
4. He has a strong and lusty son .
5. Even today , this is when they are at their most lusty .

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