lustful

American  

[luhst-fuhl] / ˈlʌst fəl /

adjective

1. full of or motivated by lust, greed, or the like.

   He was an emperor lustful of power.

2. having strong sexual desires; lecherous; libidinous.

3. Archaic. lusty.

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lustful British  

/ ˈlʌstfʊl /

adjective

1. driven by lust

2. archaic vigorous or lusty

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Other Word Forms

• lustfulness
  noun
• unlustful
  adjective
• lustfully
  adverb
• unlustfully
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of lustful

First recorded before 900; lust + -ful

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Example Sentences

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lustful

Steinman also wrote her other major 1980s pop-rock anthem, the lustful and bombastic Holding Out for a Hero, which was recorded for the Footloose film soundtrack and later appeared in Shrek 2.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Mr. Armitage is particularly attentive to the psychological evolution of Gilgamesh, that lustful tyrant-turned-quester, two-thirds divine, whose journey is less heroic than existential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Wealth has a way of sorting relationships when one friend's opulence brings out lustful envy in the others, the deadly sins most likely to drive daggers into the gut of any platonic bond.

From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2025

Leung’s character, Xu Wenwu, is a centuries-old Chinese warlord and the bearer of those legendary 10 rings, Tolkienesque armbands that have made him immortal, invincible and ever lustful for more power.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2021

And if so, does this make him angry or lustful or envious or anything at all?

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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