Antonyms for lusty
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : luhs-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌs ti |
Definition of lusty
Origin :- early 13c., "joyful, merry," from lust + -y (2). It largely has escaped the Christianization and denigration of its root word. The sense of "full of healthy vigor" is from late 14c.; that of "full of desire" is attested from c.1400. Related: Lustily; lustiness.
- adj energetic, healthy
- The lusty man next him with the red head I have not seen before.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- I pitched it pretty middlin' high, I fetched a lusty tone, But oh, alas!
- Extract from : « Farm Ballads » by Will Carleton
- We chose six lusty fellows, and supplied them with pistols and cutlasses.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 » by Various
- The strong and lusty bore down the weak in the struggle to get near to the procession.
- Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
- In its fiercer gusts it drowned the ring of the lusty voices.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- He mocked her silvery treble in his lusty baritone and roared with laughter.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- John the Clerk came in the afternoon, and there was some lusty disputation.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- I answered with a laugh—my mood was lusty and cruel—and thrust at him.
- Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini
- Came a rush of wind––the noise and wet and lusty stirring of the night.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Shining Light » by Norman Duncan
- It's a sight for sore eyes to see your lordship a-lookin' so young and lusty.
- Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray
Synonyms for lusty
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