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lustily en · ADV

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Etymology

Etymology tree English lusty Middle English -ly English -ly English lustily From lusty + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a lusty manner: vigorously, loudly, enthusiastically.
   • Momma, Monique, and Paula retreat to a corner of the kitchen while the main party, including old Johnny who has winked lustily at Momma's backside all night long, stays behind in the living room… 1991, Lee Maracle, Sundogs, page 34:
   • As I entered the room, the fire from the large square stove, where the logs were burning lustily, threw a red, flickering light through the wide-open door over the room[.] 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 4:
   • Then, while some of the others gathered around the girl played "Waiting for the Wagon," "Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party," and a number of other favorites, and these the crowd sang lustily. 1908, Arthur M. Winfield, The Rover Boys on the Farm, Ch. XIX, p. 151:
   • […] I walked lustily in the park by moonshine till eight, to shake off my dinner and wine; […] 1711, Journal to Stella, Jonathan Swift, Letter XXXVIII, p. 236:

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