lusty
/'lʌsti/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Strong and healthy; full of vigor: Describes someone or something possessing great physical strength, vitality, or robust health.
- Heartily enthusiastic or vigorous: Describes an action performed with great energy, force, or gusto.
- (Archaic) Lustful; vigorously passionate: An older meaning describing strong sexual desire or passion.
Usage Examples
- Describing a person's health and vigor:
- The farmer was a lusty fellow, able to work from dawn till dusk.
- After her recovery, she felt lusty and ready to resume her activities.
- Describing an action done with vigor:
- The crowd gave a lusty cheer when the team scored.
- He sang the anthem in a lusty voice that filled the hall.
- (Archaic usage):
- The poem spoke of a lusty knight and his desires.
Advanced Usage
- "Lusty growth": Used to describe plants or other things growing in a strong, healthy, and vigorous manner.
- The seeds, planted in rich soil, showed lusty growth within weeks.
- "Lusty appetite": Describes a very strong and healthy desire for food.
- The hike gave the children a lusty appetite.
Variants and Related Words
- Lustily (adverb): In a strong, healthy, or vigorous manner.
- The baby cried lustily, indicating good health.
- Lustiness (noun): The quality or state of being lusty; vigor.
- The lustiness of his singing was impressive.
Synonyms
- Robust: Strong and healthy; vigorous.
- Hearty: Showing warm and heartfelt enthusiasm; also, strong and healthy.
- Vigorous: Strong, healthy, and full of energy.
- Stalwart: Loyal, reliable, and hard-working; also, physically strong.
- Hale: (Especially of an old person) strong and healthy.
Antonyms
- Feeble: Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.
- Weak: Lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks.
- Languid: Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.
- Frail: (Of a person) weak and delicate.
Idioms and Phrases
- "Lusty as a bull": An informal simile emphasizing great physical strength and vigor.
- After months of training, he felt lusty as a bull.
- "In lusty form": Performing or appearing with great energy and strength.
- The choir was in lusty form for the final performance.
Adjective
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endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
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a hearty glow of health
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vigorously passionate
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