Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Full of vigor or vitality; robust.
- adjective Powerful; strong.
- adjective Lustful.
- adjective Merry; joyous.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Exciting desire; pleasant; agreeable; attractive; handsome.
- Full of or characterized by life, spirit, vigor, or health; stout; vigorous; robust; healthy; strong; lively.
- Impudent; saucy.
- Bulky; large; of great size.
- Full-bodied or stout from pregnancy.
- Lustful; hot-blooded.
- Synonyms Strong, Sturdy, etc. See
robust .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful; able of body.
- adjective obsolete Beautiful; handsome; pleasant.
- adjective obsolete, Obs. or Prov., Obs. or Prov., Obs. or Prov. Of large size; big.
- adjective obsolete Lustful; lascivious.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Strong ,healthy andvigorous . - adjective
hearty andenthusiastic . - adjective informal, proscribed Given to experiencing
lust ; enjoying physical sensations.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
- adjective vigorously passionate
Etymologies
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Examples
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The California-Italian food is soulful and lusty, which is why it's a perennial hangout for those in the wine business and other locals.
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Numbers like "Annie" (co-written with Eric Clapton) and "April Fool" spotlight Lane's gifts as a master sentimentalist, while "You're So Rude" recalls the lusty lad rock of the Faces with (a pre-Hollywood sell out) Rod Stewart.
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Whether he was 'greedy' or 'lusty' -- or both -- behind the wheel,
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Those "lusty" email messages coming from a man in his 50's is totally shameful.
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The most interesting dream as of late, was a series of "lusty" encounters with Hugh Laurie.
Archive 2008-07-01 Kat 2008
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The most interesting dream as of late, was a series of "lusty" encounters with Hugh Laurie.
Dream a Little Dream of Dr.House? Kat 2008
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But certainly the arrival of the spirit represented by Kipling, added to the discipline of his own early adventures, braced him and energised him; and almost his first literary effort took the form of ballad poems uniting a fineness and sweetness which were entirely his own with a kind of lusty vigour which was superimposed.
Personality in Literature Rolfe Arnold Scott-James
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L.A. Opera scores with striking 'Der Rosenkavalier,' lusty 'Falstaff'
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And it was not so much love - an emotion, I concede, that unless you're seriously perverted, only truly exists between sentient beings - as a kind of lusty covetousness; but, you can take it from me, it was a very strong feeling, and one that has only increased over the years I've either had a Brompton between my thighs, or hefted one in my arms.
Quickrelease.tv 2008
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And it was not so much love - an emotion, I concede, that unless you're seriously perverted, only truly exists between sentient beings - as a kind of lusty covetousness; but, you can take it from me, it was a very strong feeling, and one that has only increased over the years I've either had a Brompton between my thighs, or hefted one in my arms.
Quickrelease.tv 2008
singlepayernow commented on the word lusty
Shakespeare: lively
August 23, 2008