Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Excited or driven by lust.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having prurient lust; incontinent; libidinous.
- Marked by or pertaining to lust; exciting or manifesting lust.
- Vigorous; robust; stout; lusty.
- Synonyms See list under
lascivious .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Full of lust; excited by lust.
- adjective Exciting lust; characterized by lust or sensuality.
- adjective obsolete Strong; lusty.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Full of
lust ; driven bylust .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
- adjective vigorously passionate
- adjective characterized by lust
Etymologies
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Examples
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And what did he say about woman looking at men in lustful way?
Campaigning in Kentucky, Clinton hears sermon on infidelity 2008
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We would often devote our Sundays to having a picnic as we termed our lustful bouts, stimulating ourselves with wine.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy Havelock Ellis 1899
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That it’s so lustful is what makes it so brilliant.
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So then in lustful, that is, in darkened affections, is the true distance from Thy face.
The Confessions 1999
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So then in lustful, that is, in darkened affections, is the true distance from Thy face.
The First Book 1909
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So, how can one inspire that kind of lustful adoration?
Devra Maza: A Twilight Seduction: What Men Can Learn From Edward Devra Maza 2010
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So, how can one inspire that kind of lustful adoration?
Devra Maza: A Twilight Seduction: What Men Can Learn From Edward Devra Maza 2010
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So, how can one inspire that kind of lustful adoration?
Devra Maza: A Twilight Seduction: What Men Can Learn From Edward 2010
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In order to use delusions, such as lustful desire, as a path, however, we must first be devoid of the self-cherishing attitude, that is the greedy attachment to our own self-interest.
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The issue is not Roth's depiction of "lustful" Jews as he seems to believe.
Philip Roth and the Jews: An Exchange Syrkin, Marie 1974
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