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overlusty

overlusty adjective: too lusty or lively.

Adjective

overlusty (comparative more overlusty, superlative most overlusty)

  1. Too lusty or lively.
    • when a man is over-lusty at legs, then he wears wooden nether-stocksc. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Forms of overlusty

comparativemore overlusty
superlativemost overlusty

Origin of overlusty

From over- + lusty.

Questions about overlusty

What does overlusty mean?
Overlusty means too lusty or lively.
What part of speech is overlusty?
Overlusty is an adjective.

Words near overlusty in the dictionary

  1. overluminosities
  2. overluminosity
  3. overluminous
  4. overluscious
  5. overlush
  6. overlusty
  7. overluxuriance
  8. overluxuriant
  9. overluxurious
  10. overly
  11. overlying

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