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lustily

adverb

Definition of lustilynext
as in heartily

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Recent Examples of lustily Its 90-minute set was lustily accompanied by Dudamel and his band. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Tom Cruise sat elbow to elbow with David Beckham; UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul Jabbar got a rousing ovation and Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart was lustily booed. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026 Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily. — Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026 They were lustily booed at every opportunity. — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 One play after a Jalen Hurts fumble — and only three plays into the second half — the Philadelphia Eagles were trailing the Los Angeles Rams 26-7 in their NFC championship game rematch, with an offensive effort that was lustily booed by the home crowd. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lustily
  1. heartily
  2. eagerly
  3. briskly
  4. actively
  5. animatedly
  6. violently
  7. gamely
  8. fiercely
Adverb
  • Beltrán had the most vocal supporters on Sunday, though fans from his native Puerto Rico seemed to cheer more heartily than those from Kansas City, New York or his other teams.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • As a whole, Indonesians—men and women, young and old—cherish children, and welcome them heartily.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026
Definition of heartily
Adverb
  • But others have eagerly welcomed the organization to the state.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Klima is most eagerly awaiting MPO's work to map elements and minerals in the planet's surface.
    — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of eagerly
Adverb
  • Someone briskly assessing workmanship or disparaging a social inferior?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Accelerate briskly and the beat speeds up and the higher frequencies come in.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of briskly
Adverb
  • Yet political room for compromise within Canada remains limited, as the country actively takes steps to reduce its reliance on the US market.
    — , CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • This will allow the engineering team to actively construct, test, and refine system components in real-world conditions.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of actively
Adverb
  • Bindi, now a mother herself, posted a touching video of Steve animatedly describing her birth.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • By the end of our call, Michael Sheen is animatedly sharing stories of his family’s (potential) UFO sightings in south Wales.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of animatedly
Adverb
  • The element reacts violently with moisture, corrodes rapidly in normal air, and poses an immediate fire hazard if exposed to humidity.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Ideologies held by Kirk and others like him, Miles said, are the reason Black people have been violently murdered.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of violently
Adverb
  • Lamb gamely assembles a team of brilliant misfits and The Sun relaunches as a tabloid in November, 1969.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This wasn’t a celebrity gamely trying to pander to Broadway fans.
    — Erik Forrest Jackson, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of gamely
Adverb
  • That's the only reasonable and rational position, which is why Rapinoe opposes it so fiercely.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Both have fiercely defended the map and went to court to defend it from challengers.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of fiercely

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