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lustihood

American  
[luhs-tee-hood] / ˈlʌs tiˌhʊd /

noun

  1. lustiness; vigor.


Etymology

Origin of lustihood

First recorded in 1590–1600; lusty + -hood

Example Sentences

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My lord, my lord, I'll prove it on his body, if he dare; Despite his nice fence and his active practice, His May of youth and bloom of lustihood.

From Much Ado about Nothing by Shakespeare, William

He pours his lustihood and power upon the joyous spheres.

From The Masque of the Elements by Scheffauer, Herman George

Compare this, my friends, the condition of France and the condition of the United States, in the freshness of her strength, in the luxuriance of her resources, in the lustihood of her gigantic youth.

From A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee by Cooke, John Esten

My lord, my lord, I'll prove it on his body if he dare, Despite his nice fence and his active practice, His May of youth and bloom of lustihood.

From Much Ado about Nothing by Shakespeare, William

However, recover he did his health and lustihood, and nursing his enmity, feigned to be vastly more enamoured of his widow than ever before.

From The Decameron, Volume II by Rigg, J. M. (James Macmullen)