lustful

Other forms of lustful

comparative

lustfuller·

superlative

lustfullest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lustful

What does lustful mean?

lustful means "characterized by lust". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lustful?

lustful has 2 syllables: lust-ful. The stress falls on "lust". In IPA it is /ˈlʌstfəl/.

What is another word for lustful?

Close synonyms include lubricious, prurient, salacious, lascivious, lewd. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lustful a common word?

lustful is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.