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Definition of “lustful

lustful (ˈlʌstfʊlPronunciation for lustful

Definitions

adjective

  1. driven by lust
  2. archaic vigorous or lusty

Alternative Forms

ˈlustfully adverb ˈlustfulness noun

Usage examples

  • It was a thick lustful swallow which sent whatever was coming up right back down to his loins.
    Robert Wilson, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
  • Remy Girard is a spirited and lustful professor of history in Quebec, who divorced long ago due to his love of other women.
    Spiked (2003)
  • The Lover is described as a story which depicts a couple's intriguing affair and involves alter egos, erotic fantasies and lustful desires.
    Australian News Misc (2004)
  • But the rest of the survey suggests that the knight's motives may be more lustful than heroic.
    Times, Sunday Times (2001)
  • Its inhabitants might be unabashed, and they certainly are familiar with each other, but they are not lustful.
    Peter Stanford, HEAVEN: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country (2002)

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