# lusty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈlʌsti/ · frequency rank #37,076

## Definitions
1. Exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality.
2. Hearty, merry, gleesome, enthusiastic, lively, stirring.
3. Given to experiencing lust; enjoying physical sensations; lustful.
4. Beautiful; handsome; pleasant.
5. Of large size; big.
6. Of large size; big.

## Etymology
From Middle English lusty (“mirthful, pleasant, delicious, delightful”), equivalent to lust + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian lustich (“amusing”),
West Frisian lustich (“amusing, funny”), Dutch lustig (“cheerful”), German lustig (“amusing”), Danish lystig (“merry”), Swedish lustig (“funny”).

## Easily confused with
- **lutz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lusty-vs-lutz)
- **lute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lusty-vs-lute)
- **LST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lst-vs-lusty)
- **last** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/last-vs-lusty)
- **lost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lost-vs-lusty)
- **list** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/list-vs-lusty)
- **Lucy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucy-vs-lusty)
- **lust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lust-vs-lusty)
- **lush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lush-vs-lusty)
- **lest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lest-vs-lusty)
- **lucky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucky-vs-lusty)
- **lists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lists-vs-lusty)
- **lasts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lasts-vs-lusty)
- **lofty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lusty)
- **lousy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lousy-vs-lusty)
- **lefty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lefty-vs-lusty)
- **lumpy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lumpy-vs-lusty)
- **laity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laity-vs-lusty)
- **Lundy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lundy-vs-lusty)
- **lastly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lastly-vs-lusty)

## Common misspellings (8)
`llusty`, `lsuty`, `lussty`, `lustty`, `lustyy`, `lusyt`, `lutsy`, `ulsty`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lusty