lusty
adjective
full of or characterized by healthy vigor.
lustiness
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a word derived from
lusty.
Example Sentences
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A previously unknown one, found in Siberia in 2014 after having been confined in permafrost for 30,000 years, was injected into an amoeba and “sprang into action with the lustiness of youth.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2020
This rollicking piece of work kicks off “Elvis’ Christmas Album” with hilarious lustiness while establishing a strangely convincing bond between Elvis and Santa that plays out across the rest of the album.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 19, 2018
In his spectral wit, Donleavy could resemble Samuel Beckett; in his delighted lustiness, Henry Miller; in his damp and scattered wordplay, James Joyce.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2017
Between the we-shall-overcome optimism and the get-loose lustiness, Common and No I.D. combine to deliver a knockout track that defines the album.
From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 19, 2011
It is a great idea, well worked out, and after fourteen years it maintains its lustiness, but I confess to disappointment that the idea has not spread more extensively.
From Chapters in Rural Progress by Kenyon L. (Kenyon Leech) Butterfield
