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impassioned
English
Alternative forms
- empassioned [16th-18th c.]
Etymology
From impassion +? -ed.
Adjective
impassioned (comparative more impassioned, superlative most impassioned)
- Filled with intense emotion or passion; fervent.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.9:
- She was empassioned at that piteous act, / With zealous envy of the Greekes cruell fact / Against that nation […]
- 1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, VI:
- The tears fell fast from the maiden's eyes as she closed her impassioned appeal, and hid her face in the bosom of her sister.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.9:
Translations
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lusty
English
Alternative forms
- lustie (obsolete)
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?sti/
- Rhymes: -?sti
Adjective
lusty (comparative lustier, superlative lustiest)
- Exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality.
- Hearty, merry, gleesome, enthusiastic, lively, stirring.
- (obsolete or informal) Given to experiencing lust; enjoying physical sensations; lustful.
- (obsolete) Beautiful; handsome; pleasant.
- So lovedst thou the lusty Hyacinct;
So lovedst thou the faire ?oronis deare.
- So lovedst thou the lusty Hyacinct;
- (obsolete) Of large size; big.
- I thought to have embarked in the evening, but, for fear of pirates plying near the coast, I durst not trust our small vessel, and stayed till Monday following, when two or three lusty vessels were to depart.
- (obsolete, rare) With child.
Derived terms
- lustihead
- lustihood
- lustily
- lustiness
See also
- lustful
- lustuous
References
- lusty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “lusty”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Middle English
Alternative forms
- lusti
Etymology
From lust +? -y, though note Old Norse lostigr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?lusti?/
Adjective
lusty
- pleasant, delightful
- eager, happy
- fine, good
- good-quality, useful
- life-giving
- lustful
Descendants
- English: lusty
References
- “lust?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-29.
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