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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

lustworthy en · ADJ

Etymology

From lust + -worthy.

Meanings

  1. Worthy of being lusted after; sexually desirable.
    • The message becomes, real men like muscled women; the fact that they can find her body lustworthy and are not threatened is a test of their own manliness. 2010, Susan Hekman, Feminist Interpretations of Michel Foucault:
    • Abraham's appeared on the top terrace so lustworthy I can't take my eyes off him. His muscles are running with sweat. 2002, Barbara Toner, Cracking America:
    • Both a sex object and an admired person may be attributed luster, as physically lustworthy or personally lustrous. 2013, Jim Combs, Comic Grace:

Forms

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more lustworthy Degree=Cmp lexicographic
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