as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
a chronically lustful college jock who was always chasing after girls
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Recent Examples of lustful
Sensuous food and French food in particular, retained its association with lustful appetites throughout the 1960s.
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Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Instead of worrying that rich foods would lead to lustful appetites, Americans began worrying that rich foods would kill their libidos.
—Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
The story about Dieter sounds mostly made up, likely by a lustful Kier who invented a lustful brother to cover up his secret shame.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Furthermore, the film hinges on the passionate, lustful romance between Fiennes and Mol, a fire that supposedly burns for over 14 years, but the palpable lack of chemistry between the two leads renders the love story completely ineffective.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Instead of worrying that rich foods would lead to lustful appetites, Americans began worrying that rich foods would kill their libidos.
—Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
The story about Dieter sounds mostly made up, likely by a lustful Kier who invented a lustful brother to cover up his secret shame.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Furthermore, the film hinges on the passionate, lustful romance between Fiennes and Mol, a fire that supposedly burns for over 14 years, but the palpable lack of chemistry between the two leads renders the love story completely ineffective.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lustful
Adjective
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The greatest scientists of any age have always been those most passionate about their field — most drawn to the transcendence reflected in their studies — those whose lives were as great as their work.—
Linda McMahon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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Women’s sports are stealing the show like never before – record breaking viewership, game changing coverage and a wave of passionate fans fueling the momentum.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Without a hot fastball, even as a tease pitch, the tightrope becomes slimmer.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Ahead of the show, Kardashian arrived in Paris for a fitting, turning heads in a hot pink figure-hugging dress with a plunging halter neckline and cutout detail.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Rafah faces 12 counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts with minors, according to a South San Francisco Police Department news release.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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Norman Riemer, 54, was arrested on April 30 and is facing five counts of lewd or lascivious molestation against a victim under the age of 12.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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“Lustful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustful. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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