lustful

[luhst-fuh l]

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adjective

full of or motivated by lust, greed, or the like: He was an emperor lustful of power.

having strong sexual desires; lecherous; libidinous.

Archaic. lusty.

Origin of lustful

before 900; Middle English, Old English; see lust, -ful

Related formslust·ful·ly, adverblust·ful·ness, nounun·lust·ful, adjectiveun·lust·ful·ly, adverb

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Related Words for lustfully

lovingly, excitedly, intensely, dearly, devotedly, emotionally, fervidly

Examples from the Web for lustfully

Historical Examples of lustfully

Here was a greedy man, torn in twain betwixt greed and conscience; and I sat by and relished, and lustfully renewed his torments.
In the South Seas
Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for lustfully

lustful

adjective

driven by lust

archaic vigorous or lusty

Derived Formslustfully, adverblustfulness, noun

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Word Origin and History for lustfully

lustful

adj.

Old English lustfull "wishful, desirous, having an eager desire;" see lust (n.) + -ful. Specifically of sexual desire from 1570s. Related: Lustfully; lustfulness. Middle English also had lustsome, which was used in a sense of "voluptuous, lustful" from c.1400. Old English had lustbære "desirable, pleasant, cheerful, joyous."