lustless

adjective

lust·​less

ˈləstlə̇s

obsolete

: lacking vigor : listless, flaccid

in his lustless limbs … a shaking fever reigned continually

—Edmund Spenser

Word History

Etymology

Middle English lustles, from lust entry 1 + -les -less

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Rhymes for lustless

• dustless