lustful

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lustful

  • /ˈlʌst.fəl/

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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”).

adjective more lustful · most lustful · lustfull

  1. Full of lust; driven by lust. Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratification, frequently of an abnormal kind.

    Similar: concupiscent, amorous

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adj full of lust

Españollujurioso
日本語淫らな midara-na, 好色な kōshoku-na
हिन्दीकामुक kāmuk
Portuguêsluxurioso
Françaislubrique
Deutschlüstern
Italianolussurioso, libidinoso
Ελληνικάλάγνος lágnos
Русскийпохотли́вый poxotlívyj
Tiếng Việtdâm, hiếu sắc
العربيةشَهْوَانِيّ šahwāniyy

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@misc{lustful_2026,
  title = {lustful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lustful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}