lusty

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adjective

ˈlə-stē How to pronounce lusty (audio)
lustier; lustiest
Synonyms of lustynext
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 entry 1
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

lustiness

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noun

lust·​i·​ness -tēnə̇s How to pronounce lustiness (audio)
-tin-
plural -es
: the quality or state of being lusty : vigor, enthusiasm

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vigorous, energetic, strenuous, lusty, nervous mean having or showing great vitality and force.

vigorous further implies showing no signs of depletion or diminishing of freshness or robustness.

as vigorous as a youth half his age

energetic suggests a capacity for intense activity.

an energetic campaigner

strenuous suggests a preference for coping with the arduous or the challenging.

the strenuous life on an oil rig

lusty implies exuberant energy and capacity for enjoyment.

a lusty appetite for life

nervous suggests especially the forcibleness and sustained effectiveness resulting from mental vigor.

full of nervous energy

Examples of lusty in a Sentence

Adjective the lusty young rowers on the college crew team a lusty spirit of adventure
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Adjective
Oscar and Emmy winner Julianne Moore is set to play the title role in Faydra, a lusty new play by In the Next Room Tony nominee Sarah Ruhl that will have its world premiere Off Broadway next year. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026 Langley’s closest sonic predecessor, Kacey Musgraves, has long searched for transcendence—though in more woo-woo terms than Langley does, and with (on Musgraves’s lusty new album) the sort of neediness that often gets written off as cringe. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 When the Iranian national anthem began, it was greeted by a chorus of lusty boos. — Alex Connor, USA Today, 16 June 2026 In the 18th century, lusty also meant insolent, which might have conveyed Anderson’s frustrations with Dina’s unwillingness to accept his authority over her. — Carolyn Zola, The Conversation, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for lusty

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English lustinesse, from lusty + -nesse -ness

First Known Use

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of lusty was in the 13th century

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“Lusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lusty. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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