lustily C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈlʌstɪli/ UK /ˈlʌstɪli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a vigorous and hearty manner The crowd sang the anthem lustily. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a vigorous and hearty... vigorouslyheartilyrobustlyenergeticallypowerfullyboisterously ↔ Opposites feeblyweaklyfaintly Word family Related forms lustylustlustiness Etymology AI details From lusty + -ly. Lusty is from Middle English lusti ('joyful, vigorous'), from lust ('vigor, desire'), from Old English lust, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. lust Old English *lustuz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lustily **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈlʌstɪli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlʌstɪli/ ## Meanings 1. in a vigorous and hearty manner ## Examples - The crowd sang the anthem lustily. ## Synonyms - vigorously - heartily - robustly - energetically - powerfully - boisterously ## Antonyms - feebly - weakly - faintly ## Related Forms - lusty - lust - lustiness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lust - Root: *lustuz ## Etymology From lusty + -ly. Lusty is from Middle English lusti ('joyful, vigorous'), from lust ('vigor, desire'), from Old English lust, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. ## AI Etymology Lustily comes from lusty + -ly. Lusty is from Middle English lusti ('joyful, vigorous'), from lust ('vigor, desire'), from Old English lust, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. The etymological trail includes Old English lust, Proto-Germanic *lustuz. The same word family includes lusty, lust, lustiness. Its current adverb use means "in a vigorous and hearty manner". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown