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
But when the actor playing Judge Brack, the play’s lustful old bachelor, emerged from the wings with his walking stick, eyeglass and thick mustache, the house erupted in jeers and boos.
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Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Sister Megan, believing the sin of her lustful encounter with Father Charlie (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) has brought them to this dark place, ended that episode with a gun shot to the chest, and her fate remains up in the air after episode six.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
Snake-like and sincere in equal measure, Lawrence is both a loving father and a showman performing that role — a man of God and a lustful opportunist.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
Kidman is in spectacular form, swinging from outrage to fear to ravenously lustful consent.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Sister Megan, believing the sin of her lustful encounter with Father Charlie (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) has brought them to this dark place, ended that episode with a gun shot to the chest, and her fate remains up in the air after episode six.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
Snake-like and sincere in equal measure, Lawrence is both a loving father and a showman performing that role — a man of God and a lustful opportunist.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
Kidman is in spectacular form, swinging from outrage to fear to ravenously lustful consent.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lustful
Adjective
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Leave it to my grandfather—and Southern Living editors—to have passionate opinions about this classic sweet.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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Start taking a closer look at sports that might be considered new but have passionate competitors and advocates.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The vapor chamber cooling system is larger on all three—a crucial component to keep the phones from getting too hot during intense gaming sessions—with the chamber in the S25 Ultra getting a 40 percent size bump.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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Submerge and soak the racks in hot soapy water before gently scrubbing them with fine-grade steel wool.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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He was charged with seven counts of lewd and lascivious molestation against a child between 12 and 16 years old, three counts of offenses against students by authority figures, and three counts of lewd and lascivious behavior.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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The goal of Troye and Charli’s austere, loud, lascivious evening is to take the sweet abandon of the club and scale it up to the arena.—
Jeremy D. Larson,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2024
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“Lustful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustful. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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