Meaning of LUSTY
| Pronunciation: | | 'lustee
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- [adj] endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health"
- [adj] vigorously passionate
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| | Synonyms: | | full-blooded, healthy, hearty, lustful, passionate, red-blooded |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lust"y\, a. [Compar. {Lustier}; superl. {Lustiest}.]
[From {Lust}. See {Lust}, and cf. {Luscious}.]
1. Exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust;
healthful; able of body.
Neither would their old men, so many as were yet
vigorous and lusty, be left at home. --Milton.
2. Beautiful; handsome; pleasant. [Obs.] --Spenser.
3. Of large size; big. [Obs.] `` Three lusty vessels.''
--Evelyn. Hence, sometimes, pregnant. [Obs. or Prov.]
4. Lustful; lascivious. [Obs.] --Milton.
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