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单词 lustily
释义

lusty

adjective

ˈlə-stē How to pronounce lusty (audio)
lustier; lustiest
1
archaic : merry, joyous
2
: lustful
lusty passion
3
a
: full of strength and vitality : healthy, vigorous
a young, lusty, growing country Helen Harris
b
: hearty, robust
a lusty beef stew
c
: enthusiastic, rousing
a lusty rendition of the song
lustily
ˈlə-stə-lē How to pronounce lusty (audio)
adverb
lustiness
ˈlə-stē-nəs How to pronounce lusty (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • dynamic
  • energetic
  • flush
  • gingery
  • peppy
  • red-blooded
  • robust
  • vigorous
  • vital
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Example Sentences

the lusty young rowers on the college crew team a lusty spirit of adventure
Recent Examples on the Web But the crucial progenitor was Charley Patton, a boastful, lusty, sometimes violent man who played guitar and sang with alarming ferocity. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 This was, of course, at their secondary school and the books in question were smuggled copies of romance novels—think Harlequin and Mills & Boon—which would be discreetly swapped with other lusty teenagers, out of sight of their teachers. Olivia Marks, Vogue, 28 May 2022 Within the first six weeks, Joan proved not only to be a lusty eater but a very social and cuddly baby who loved long warm baths, in other words, a hedonist in the making. Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022 Two women with guitars, coming on fierce, cool, arrogant, lusty, funny, not the least bit apologetic. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2022 Between spreading thighs, his normally lusty manhood is thinly covered, having conceded all to drink—the wine or water trickling from the deflating wine sack. William A. Wallace, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022 Such moments conjure up a remarkable portrait, with the elderly appearing just as petty, reckless, lusty, zealous, difficult, vulnerable, and, perhaps most of all, scared to grow up as anyone else. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2021 When two of Cy’s goons pause while beating Miles nearly to death, one of them looks up and flashes a lusty grin. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021 Many movies have been made about the terrifying, lusty power of the sea. Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

lusty

adjective

ˈlə-stē How to pronounce lusty (audio)
lustier; lustiest
: full of strength and energy
lusty cheers

lustily

adverb

as in spiritedly

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • spiritedly
  • heartily
  • vivaciously
  • eagerly
  • briskly
  • animatedly
  • violently
  • actively
  • fiercely
  • gamely
  • vehemently
  • crisply
  • robustly
  • sharply
  • vigorously
  • determinedly
  • emphatically
  • intensively
  • intently
  • soundly
  • smartly
  • roughshod
  • steadfastly
  • forcefully
  • energetically
  • resolutely
  • steadily
  • solidly
  • surely
  • snappily
  • roundly
  • stoutly
  • powerfully
  • strongly
  • spunkily
  • aggressively
  • fixedly
  • rigidly
  • sturdily
  • strenuously
  • manfully
  • fast
  • firmly
  • explosively
  • mightily
  • forcibly
  • decidedly
  • stiffly
  • squarely
  • purposefully
  • muscularly
  • dynamically
  • assertively
  • hammer and tongs
  • potently
  • directly
  • hard

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • feebly
  • softly
  • weakly
  • gently
  • faintly
  • delicately
  • languidly
  • shakily
  • halfheartedly
  • lazily
  • listlessly
  • ineffectually
  • impotently
  • frailly
  • lamely
  • ineffectively
  • uncertainly
  • bloodlessly
  • spinelessly
  • nervelessly
  • spiritlessly
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