lusty
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- vigorously passionate
- endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
Adj
- Exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality.
- Hearty, merry, gleesome, enthusiastic, lively, stirring.
- Given to experiencing lust; enjoying physical sensations; lustful.
- Beautiful; handsome; pleasant.
- Of large size; big.
- Of large size; big.
- With child.
Origin / Etymology
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”).
Synonyms
concupiscent, full-blooded, hearty, lustful, red-blooded
Scrabble Score: 8
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lusty is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
lusty is a valid Words With Friends word