lusty
Full of vigor
Lusty means full of vigor, energy, or enthusiasm.
A lusty cheer is loud and hearty.
A lusty appetite is strong and eager.
The word originally emphasized robust vitality rather than sexuality, though lusty now often suggests strong sexual desire or attraction: He gave her a lusty look.
The shift toward the erotic has made the older, innocent sense somewhat dated.
Strong and durable
- heartyWarm and substantial
- haleSound and vigorous
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- sturdySolidly built, durable
strong · vigorous · vital · energetic · strapping · brawny · powerful · rugged
Animated and energetic
- spiritedFull of vim
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- energeticHaving much vigor
boisterous · zestful · ebullient · effervescent · buoyant · jaunty · sprightly · dynamic
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- burningCombustion in progress
- intenseExtreme in degree
fiery · impassioned · amorous · desirous · eager · enthusiastic · vehement · keen
Sexually stimulating
- sensualOf bodily pleasure
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
- voluptuousSensually full-bodied
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
carnal · libidinous · lascivious · lecherous · lewd · bawdy · ribald · raunchy
robust
Strong and durable
sturdy · strong · vigorous · vital · energetic · strapping · brawny · powerful · rugged · stalwart
lively
Animated and energetic
- spiritedFull of vim
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
energetic · boisterous · zestful · ebullient · effervescent · buoyant · jaunty · sprightly · dynamic · vibrant
passionate
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- burningCombustion in progress
intense · fiery · impassioned · amorous · desirous · eager · enthusiastic · vehement · keen · avid
erotic
Sexually stimulating
- sensualOf bodily pleasure
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
- voluptuousSensually full-bodied
sultry · carnal · libidinous · lascivious · lecherous · lewd · bawdy · ribald · raunchy · randy
- romance novelsbodice ripper, Harlequin, happily ever after, rake, historical romance
- seductionseduction, seductive, allure, beguilement, enticement
- archaic wordsthee, thou, thy, thine, tis
- risquerisque, racy, bawdy, ribald, suggestive
- Shakespearean wordsforsooth, hither, thither, wherefore, prithee
- lust afterDesire something intensely
- blood lustMurderous craving
- fall in lustDevelop intense physical desire
- power lustObsessive desire for control
lust, lustful, lustiness, lustily, lusters, lustier, lustiest