Etymograph

English

lustfully

Lustfully comes from Old English lustfullīċe ‘gladly, heartily’, and goes back to lustful.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150lustful
  2. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150lustfullīċe‘gladly, heartily’
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lustfully
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150lustful
  2. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150lustfullīċe‘gladly, heartily’
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lustfully
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Formed from lustful + -ly

Old English lustfull ‘desirous, wishful’

Middle English lustful

English lustful

Today it means

adv In a lustful manner.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English lustful / lustfully