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Grammar : Adj
Spell : luhst-fuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌst fəl



Definition of lustful

Origin :
  • 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."
  • adj lecherous
  • adj desirous
Example sentences :
  • And the lustful and tyrannical desires are, as we saw, at the greatest distance?
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Not a detail of her appearance escaped his quick, lustful eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • A company that gestured, grimaced with the charm of lustful marionettes.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • They prevail, not as lustful excesses, but as religious observances.
  • Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys
  • They awakened his other soul, the turbulent and lustful soul of a hungry beast.
  • Extract from : « Foma Gordyeff » by Maxim Gorky
  • The atmosphere of the modern theater is lustful and irreverent.
  • Extract from : « Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes » by J. M. Judy
  • Alive and powerful and lustful, great in mind, body, and estate.
  • Extract from : « The Pools of Silence » by H. de Vere Stacpoole
  • There was no mistaking the expression in the lustful eyes burning on her.
  • Extract from : « Heart of the Blue Ridge » by Waldron Baily
  • He not only denounced adultery, but the lustful look which is the source of adultery.
  • Extract from : « India, Its Life and Thought » by John P. Jones
  • “The later the better,” said the fellow with a lustful smirk.
  • Extract from : « The Goose Man » by Jacob Wassermann

Synonyms for lustful

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