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lustsome

adj

Etymology

From Middle English lustsum, from Old English *lustsum (attested only in Old English lustsumlīċ (“pleasant, delectable”)), from Proto-Germanic *lustusamaz (“delightful, desirous”), equivalent to lust + -some. Cognate with Middle Low German lustsām (“friendly, lovely”), obsolete Dutch lustzaam (“pleasant, beautiful, charming”), obsolete German lustsam (“pleasing, graceful”).

  1. inherited from *lustusamaz✻ — “delightful, desirous”
  2. inherited from *lustsum✻
  3. inherited from lustsum

Definitions

  1. Marked or characterised by lust

    Marked or characterised by lust; given to lust; sensual; lustful

    • And, of course, many a Viking child would be conceived in the bed furs by Viking men and women who were bored and lustsome.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA