lusty
/ˈlʌsti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "How luſh and luſty the graſſe lookes ? How greene ?"
- "I ſaw him [Ferdinand] beare the ſurges vnder him, / And ride vpon their backes ; he trod the water / Whoſe enmity he flung aſide : and breſted / The ſurge moſt ſwolne that met him : his bold head / 'Bove the contentious waues he kept, and oared / Himſelfe with his good armes in luſty ſtroke / To th'ſhore ; that ore his waue-worne baſis bowed / As ſtooping to releeue him[…]"
- "Before the flood thou with thy lusty crew"
- "Looking for some hot, hard and hunky fun or a lusty lost weekend at the beach?"
- "So louedſt thou the luſty Hyacinct, So louedſt thou the faire Coronis deare: […]"
- "And a speake any thing against me, Ile take him downe, & a were lustier then he is, and twentie such Iacks: […]"
Etymology
From Middle English lusty (“mirthful, pleasant, delicious, delightful”), equivalent to lust + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian lustich (“amusing”), West Frisian lustich (“amusing, funny”), Dutch lustig (“cheerful”), German lustig (“amusing”), Danish lystig (“merry”), Swedish lustig (“funny”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: lusty