English Explanatory Dictionary

lustsome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Marked or characterised by lust; given to lust; sensual; lustful

Word forms

lustsome more lustsome most lustsome

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”).

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