Question 1 · Quick check
lusty
CEFRC1
/ˈlʌsti/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Strong, healthy, and full of energy.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailGiven to experiencing lust; enjoying physical sensations; lustful.
Examples
How luſh and luſty the graſſe lookes ? How greene ?
Tom gave Mary a lusty look.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsHearty, merry, gleesome, enthusiastic, lively, stirring.
Exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality.
Beautiful; handsome; pleasant.
More examples
In contextLooking for some hot, hard and hunky fun or a lusty lost weekend at the beach?
And a speake any thing against me, Ile take him downe, & a were lustier then he is, and twentie such Iacks: […]
So louedſt thou the luſty Hyacinct, So louedſt thou the faire Coronis deare: […]
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Origin
adjective
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”).