lusty

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  1. adjective Full of vigor or vitality; robust.
  2. adjective Powerful; strong: a lusty cry.
  3. adjective Lustful.

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  • Whether he was 'greedy' or 'lusty' -- or both -- behind the wheel, —  Where the Hell Was I?
  • Comic, lusty, and fully engaged with the act of invention, whether in love or on the page, —  The Chicago Blog
  • Numbers like "Annie" (co-written with Eric Clapton) and "April Fool" spotlight Lane's gifts as a master sentimentalist, while "You're So Rude" recalls the lusty lad rock of the Faces with (a pre-Hollywood sell out) Rod Stewart. —  Dallas Observer | Complete Issue
  • Writer Brian Wood and artist Davide Gianfelice have expertly crafted a lusty, almost Moorcockian tale of blood, revenge, and sex-universal pillars that have provided the foundation for story over the aeons. —  bastard.logic
  • Even the lyrics in "I Really Want You" are simplistic and lusty, and the harmonica in the song comes off as a hasty afterthought that does not fit with the album. —  UCLA Stories
 

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  1. from Middle English lusty (= D. G. Swedish lustig = Danish lystig), pleasant, merry; from lust + -y.
 

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