adjective
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driven by lust
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archaic vigorous or lusty
Other Word Forms
- lustfully adverb
- lustfulness noun
- unlustful adjective
- unlustfully adverb
Etymology
Origin of lustful
Example Sentences
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"Saltburn" is a satirical take on the lustful pursuit of wealth through one man's attempts to acquire a life of privilege by proxy.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2023
What dominates “Gentleman Jack” is Lister’s lustful appetite for life, which Jones evocatively embodies with panache and humor.
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2021
Every day we’re faced with choices, often among the good thing, the right thing, the “should”—the nice—and the selfish urge, the thing our lustful, hungry, violent animal selves want to do or not do.
From Golf Digest • Oct. 29, 2019
Baritone Mark Delavan’s always musical portrayal of Rance was lustful rage and vengeance personified.
From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2018
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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