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Lustily

Lustily \Lus"ti*ly\, adv. In a lusty or vigorous manner.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
lustily

early 13c., lustliche, "willingly, eagerly, readily;" see lusty + -ly (2). Meaning "with pleasure, voluptuously" is c.1300; meaning "vigorously, energetically" is c.1400.

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lustily

adv. In a lusty manner.

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lustily

adv. in a healthy manner; "the young plants grew lustily"

Usage examples of "lustily".

With this the young man bent lustily to his oars, while Bim sat in the stern of the skiff, alert to every movement made by his master, and swaying his body like that of a genuine cockswain.

Now there was a noisy crowd of two thousand people around the building, and they booed lustily as Meredith, McShane, and Doar strode into the building, flanked by Mississippi Highway Patrolmen.

But under the weekend furlough program lustily promoted by Dukakis, Horton was released from prison.

Several days after the departure of the High Seas Fleet, Hipper and others had cheered lustily when the picket ships announced the arrival of the reinforcement squadron from New York.

And all poore soules that have scowred bowles, Or have them lustily trolde, God save the lyves of them and their wives, Whether they be yonge or olde.

Amazonian fair having overthrown and bestrid her enemy, was now cuffing him lustily with both her hands, without any regard to his request of a cessation of arms, or to those loud exclamations of murder which he roared forth.

And close behind him, side by side, went Wrolf and Periwinkle, and behind them went Maria and Robin, with Wiggins and Zachariah making a pair behind them, and then came Loveday Minette leading little Peterkin Pepper, followed by Prudence Honeybun and all the other children, carrying the Lady and the Bell, singing lustily the song Old Parson had taught them.

Ham-hock Piney remained rigidly silent, too scared to even tremble as lustily as he would have liked.

Approaching them was a small steam-tug, and once again Quarrington sent his voice ringing lustily across the water, while he flourished a large white handkerchief in the endeavour to attract the attention of those on board.

Buyse says that they fought lustily at this ruffle at Axminster, but he is of one mind with me, that a few whiffs of shot and cavalry charges would scatter them over the countryside.

Flutes, fiddles and drums appeared and the men began lustily singing and dancing.

And close behind him, side by side, went Wrolf and Periwinkle, and behind them went Maria and Robin, with Wiggins and Zachariah making a pair behind them, and then came Loveday Minette leading little Peterkin Pepper, followed by Prudence Honeybun and all the other children, carrying the Lady and the Bell, singing lustily the song Old Parson had taught them.

He could hear bands of other rollickers, drunk and singing lustily in other streets.

There was a sluggish tide moving in the channel, and he let it carry him away as he dropped the oars on the tholepins and pulled lustily.

So Daniel huzzahed, as lustily as his dry pipes and creaky ribs would permit, and was astounded to see the way people came a-running: not only the Quality from their town-houses, but hooligans and Vagabonds from bonfire-strewn fields to the north, to throng around Roger and cheer him.