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Webster 1913 Edition

Lustful

Lust′ful

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Adj.
1.
Full of lust; excited by lust.
Spenser.
Tillotson.
2.
Exciting lust; characterized by lust or sensuality.
“ Lustful orgies.”
Milton.
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Lust′ful-ly
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adv.
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Lust′ful-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lustful

LUST'FUL

, a.
1.
Having lust, or eager desire of carnal gratification; libidinous; as an intemperate and lustful man.
2.
Provoking to sensuality; inciting to lust or exciting carnal desire.
Thence his lustful orgies he enlarged.
3.
Vigorous; robust; stout.

Definition 2024

lustful

lustful

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

lustful ‎(comparative more lustful, superlative most lustful)

  1. Full of lust; driven by lust.

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Etymology

From Middle English lustful, from Old English lustfull ‎(“desirous, wishful”), equivalent to lust +‎ -ful. Cognate with Dutch lustvol ‎(“lustful, lusty”), German lustvoll ‎(“pleasurable”), Swedish lustfyllt ‎(“pleasurable”), Swedish lustfyllda ‎(“lustful”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: lûst′fl̩, IPA(key): /ˈlʌst.fəl/

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