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lusty

/ˈlʌsti/

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

Adjective

lusty (comparative lustier, superlative lustiest)

  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 ?1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
    • 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...1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
  2. Hearty, merry, gleesome, enthusiastic, lively, stirring.
  3. (informal, obsolete) Given to experiencing lust; enjoying physical sensations; lustful.
    • Before the flood thou with thy lusty crew1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 2
    • Looking for some hot, hard and hunky fun or a lusty lost weekend at the beach?1990 April 7, “Keep It Coming!”, in Gay Community News, page 17
  4. (obsolete) Beautiful; handsome; pleasant.
    • So louedſt thou the luſty Hyacinct,
      So louedſt thou the faire Coronis deare: […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 570
  5. (obsolete) Of large size; big.
    • And a speake any thing against me, Ile take him downe, & a were lustier then he is, and twentie such Iacks: […]c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • 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.1652 February 10 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for 1 February 1652]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition...
    1. (obsolete, rare) With child.

lusty meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

lusty in Tamil

நெறிக்குணம்

lusty in Urdu

قوی, تن درست

lusty in Malayalam

robust, healthy, strong
പുഷ്ടിയുള്ള, ബലമുള്ള, കായബലമുള്ള, ഊക്കുള്ള, ബലിഷ്ഠമായ, ഊർജ്ജസ്വലമായ
strong, loud, hearty
ഉച്ചമായ, ഉറക്കെയുള്ള, ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള, ഹൃദയംതുറന്നുള്ള, ഉഗ്രമായ, വീര്യമേറിയ

lusty in Kannada

ಪುಷ್ಟವಾದ, ದೃಢವಾದ, ಬಲಿಷ್ಠ, ಆರೋಗ್ಯವಂತ, ದೃಢಕಾಯನಾದ, ವೀರ್ಯವಂತನಾದ
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lusty in Sanskrit
अंसल aṃsala

Examples of lusty in a sentence

  • In Greek mythology a satyr is a lusty fertile woodland deity, but satyrisation is the opposite.
  • "General William Booth Enters into Heaven" is lusty, a blockbuster conception.
  • The sun burst through the sullen clouds, and flung his lusty beams about the house.

All 10 example sentences with lusty

Forms of lusty

comparativelustier
superlativelustiest
alternative form (obsolete)lustie

Origin of lusty

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”).

Words formed from lusty

Words that rhyme with lusty

Questions about lusty

What does lusty mean?
Lusty means exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality.
What is lusty in Tamil?
Lusty in Tamil is நெறிக்குணம். See Lusty meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lusty?
Lusty is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lusty?
Lusty is pronounced /ˈlʌsti/.

Words near lusty in the dictionary

  1. lusts after
  2. lustsome
  3. lustuous
  4. lustwort
  5. lustworthy
  6. lusty
  7. lusupultide
  8. lusus
  9. lusus naturae
  10. lusus naturæ
  11. lususes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lusty (page history and authors); lusty (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lusty (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lusty (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); lusty (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अंसल (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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