lusty
adjective
full of or characterized by healthy vigor.
lustily
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a word derived from
lusty.
Example Sentences
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Some of the goals were outstanding finishes, lustily banged home by players who couldn't believe their luck.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2024
When he took the field for warm-ups before his first game with the U.S., in the U.S., he was booed lustily by a sellout crowd whose passions lied mostly with Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
Clippers: The 32-year-old George, who played for Indiana the first seven seasons of his career, was booed lustily in pregame introductions.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2022
The baby screamed so lustily that I missed a lot of the first scene and then had to race to catch up, so swiftly did Mays move through the text, sometimes narrating, sometimes embodying.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
The lady with the spiritual bent blew a pitchpipe and the choir members began singing lustily, “Oh, Jesus, walk by my side, / Then I always, always be satisfied.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
