lustious
lustious adjective: full of lustiness or lust; vigorous, lush.
Adjective
lustious (comparative more lustious, superlative most lustious)
- Full of lustiness or lust; vigorous, lush.
- It usually inhabits moist uplands, growing in rich soil, and is exceedingly abundant, and attains its largest size in northern New England and New York, and as it grows among the pines, maples and elms of the Northern forest, is often a magnificent tree with its great lustious bark, and broad and...1906, Report of the Forest Commissioner of the State of Maine
- Native of Japan. Leaves thick, dark lustious green, often with a reddish margin and midrib.1907, Biltmore Nursery, Biltmore, N.C., page 51
Forms of lustious
| comparative | more lustious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most lustious |
Origin of lustious
From lusty + -ous.
Questions about lustious
- What does lustious mean?
- Lustious means full of lustiness or lust; vigorous, lush.
- What part of speech is lustious?
- Lustious is an adjective.
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