# lusty
## English
### Alternative forms

* lustie (obsolete)

### 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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlʌsti/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ʌsti

### Adjective

lusty (comparative lustier, superlative lustiest)
* Exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality.
** 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 6:How luſh and luſty the graſſe lookes ? How greene ?
** 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 7: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 […]
* Hearty, merry, gleesome, enthusiastic, lively, stirring.
* (obsolete or informal) Given to experiencing lust; enjoying physical sensations; lustful.
** 1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 2:Before the flood thou with thy lusty crew
** 1990 April 7, “Keep It Coming!”, in Gay Community News, page 17:Looking for some hot, hard and hunky fun or a lusty lost weekend at the beach?
* (obsolete) Beautiful; handsome; pleasant.
** 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 37:So lovedst thou the lusty Hyacinct; So lovedst thou the faire Čoronis deare.
* (obsolete) Of large size; big.
** c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:And a speake any thing against me, Ile take him downe, & a were lustier then he is, and twentie such Iacks: […]
** 1652 February 11 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for 1 February 1652]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […]; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, […], published 1819, →OCLC:I thought to have embarked in the evening, but, for fear of pirates plying near the coast, I durst not trust our small vessel, and stayed till Monday following, when two or three lusty vessels were to depart.
** (obsolete, rare) With child.

#### Derived terms

* lustihead
* lustihood
* lustily
* lustiness

#### See also

* lustful
* lustuous

#### References

* “lusty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* “lusty”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* lusti

### Etymology

From lust +‎ -y, though note Old Norse lostigr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlustiː/

### Adjective

lusty
* pleasant, delightful
* eager, happy
* fine, good
* good-quality, useful
* life-giving
* lustful

#### Descendants

* English: lusty

#### References

* “lustī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-29.