"lustuous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lustuous [comparative], most lustuous [superlative]
Etymology: From lust + -uous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|lust|-uous}} lust + -uous Head templates: {{en-adj}} lustuous (comparative more lustuous, superlative most lustuous)
  1. Characterised by lust or lustfulness; lustful
    Sense id: en-lustuous-en-adj-qW6wqPp8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -uous

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          "ref": "1988, Fraser Boa, Marie-Louise Von Franz, The Way of the Dream, page 47",
          "text": "Now, there was nothing lustuous about the dream, but I have this little sense of guilt about dreaming I was spending time with another woman while my wife's away.",
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          "ref": "2007, Larry Brown, Dirty Work, page 20",
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          "ref": "2013, Ana Locke, Behind Closed Doors",
          "text": "I am simply not deserving. And this is what shall be. I hate him at this moment as he despises me. As it must be. It is not for me to understand but accept as my friend lay beside him young and lustuous and beautiful. I can not judge or be angry.",
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          "ref": "2017, Raphael Falk, Zionism and the Biology of Jews, page 19",
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