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Meanings of lusty in English

Endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health.

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Vigorously passionate.

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Usage of lusty in English
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The prosecutor seemed slightly put out; the court indulged in lusty laughter.
In the Shadow of Death
2
It was the era of lusty men--theweak went to the wall.
The Black Wolf's Breed / A Story of France in the Old World and ...
3
Sure enough, a lusty yelling noise was coming from the bedroom above.
The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1
4
There was this lusty young classicist, he swept me off my feet.
Children of Time
5
The lusty storm winds whistling about the cabin sang a restful lullaby.
North of Fifty-Three
6
And the cry was taken and repeated by thousands of lusty throats.
At the Point of the Sword
7
The film is, otherwise, an appropriately draining exercise in lusty social discomfort.
The Irish Times
8
The people of Tangut are tall lusty men of a brown complexion.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
9
So Brad was shouting at the top of his lusty young voice.
Fred Fenton on the Crew; Or, The Young Oarsmen of Riverport Scho...
10
Tom began a lusty tattoo on the metal sides of the tank.
Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat; Or, Under the Ocean for Sunken...
11
Everywhere on bush and vine were spikes and corymbs of lusty blossoms.
Madelon: A Novel
12
Still, the man received a lusty cheer as he took the field.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
13
A lusty cheese, soft but salty, in season from November to July.
The Complete Book of Cheese
14
It was a kind of lusty, barbaric dance that made her dizzy.
Take a Chance on Me
15
These brave and lusty knights convinced him that they mourned his loss.
The Nibelungenlied
16
Then, fifty throats poured forth a lusty cheer to do him honor.
Reveries of a Schoolmaster
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Lusty across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common