Lusty
(
adjective
,
adverb
)
(As an adjective)
Lusty ( adjective )
- Having or showing strong sexual desire.
- Having or showing strong and healthy physical power and energy.
- Having or showing strong and healthy emotional or mental power and energy.
- Having or showing strong and healthy vitality.
- Robust, energetic, and in good health.
Origin:
From middle english lusty, from old english lustig ("strong, lusty, happy, cheerful"), from proto-germanic *lustugaz ("strong, lusty, happy, cheerful"), from proto-germanic *lustugaz ("strong, lusty, happy, cheerful"), from proto-indo-european *leu- ("to desire, wan.t")
Examples:
- He had a lusty appetite and ate a large meal.
- She had a lusty desire for adventure.
- The new recruit was a lusty young man with a strong spirit.
- The old man had a lusty laugh that could be heard from far away.
- The horse had a lusty whinny.
(As an adverb)
Lusty ( adverb )
- Having or showing strong sexual desire.
- Having or showing strong and healthy physical power and energy.
- Having or showing strong and healthy emotional or mental power and energy.
- Having or showing strong and healthy vitality.
- Robust, energetic, and in good health.
Origin:
From middle english lusty, from old english lustig ("strong, lusty, happy, cheerful"), from proto-germanic *lustugaz ("strong, lusty, happy, cheerful"), from proto-germanic *lustugaz ("strong, lusty, happy, cheerful"), from proto-indo-european *leu- ("to desire, wan.t")
Examples:
- He had a lusty appetite and ate a large meal.
- She had a lusty desire for adventure.
- The new recruit was a lusty young man with a strong spirit.
- The old man had a lusty laugh that could be heard from far away.
- The horse had a lusty whinny.