different between lustful vs gustful

English

Alternative forms

• lustfull (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English lustful, from Old English lustfull (“desirous, wishful”); equivalent to lust +? -ful. Cognate with Dutch lustvol (“lustful, lusty”), German lustvoll (“pleasurable”), Swedish lustfyllt (“pleasurable”), Swedish lustfyllda (“lustful”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: lûst?fl?, IPA^(key): /?l?st.f?l/

Adjective

lustful (comparative more lustful, superlative most lustful)

1. Full of lust; driven by lust.

Synonyms

• concupiscent
• amorous

Derived terms

• lustfully
• lustfulness

Translations

English

Etymology

gust +? -ful

Adjective

gustful (comparative more gustful, superlative most gustful)

1. gusty
   • ?, Alfred Tennyson, The Holy Grail

     A gustful April morn.

2. (obsolete) tasty; good-tasting
   • 1669, Kenelm Digby, The Closet of the Eminently Learned Sir Kenelme Digbie Kt. Opened

     The said season being passed, there is no danger or difficulty to keep it [preserved meat] gustful all the year long.

Derived terms

• gustfulness

Anagrams

• gutfuls, gutsful