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lustful

lust·ful

UK/ˈlʌst.fəl/ US/ˈlʌstfʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

characterized by lust

  • “eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer”
  • “her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature”
  • “prurient literature”
  • “prurient thoughts”
  • “a salacious rooster of a little man”
2.

driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires

  • “libidinous orgies”

Origin

From Middle English lustful, from Old English lustfull (“desirous, wishful”); equivalent to lust + -ful. Cognate with Dutch lustvol (“lustful, lusty”), German lustvoll (“pleasurable”), Swedish lustfyllt (“pleasurable”), Swedish lustfyllda (“lustful”).

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