Lūs'ty, a.

a. [comp. LUSTIER; superl. LUSTIEST.] [From Eng. lust; O. H. Ger. lustuc, M. H. Ger. lustec, lustic, N. H. Ger. & D. lustig.] 1. Exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful; able of body. Two or three lusty vessels were to depart. Evelyn. Neither would their old men, so many as were yet vigorous and lusty, be left at home. Milton. Last noon beheld them full of lusty life. Byron.

2. Bulky; large; of great size.
3. Handsome; pleasant; saucy. [Obs.] Spenser.
4. Pregnant. [Colloq.]

Syn.—Robust; stout; strong; vigorous; healthful; large; bulky; corpulent.