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† unˈlustiness Obs. [un-1 12: see unlusty.] 1. Lack of health and strength; physical weakness or debility. Obs.
1486Bk. St. Albans, Hawking b vi b, A medecyne that an hawke shall not lie in mew for unlustynese. 1547Boorde Brev. Health xlix. 15 [Gaping] doth come of unlustines or els for lake of slepe. 1596P. Barrough Meth. Physick viii. 470 When..the wearinesse or the vnlustinesse of the sinewes is to bee asswaged. 1620Venner Via Recta Introd. 4 Vn⁓lustinesse of the limmes. 2. Lack of cheerfulness or readiness; dullness; disinclination.
a1470H. Parker Dives & Pauper (W. de W. 1496) i. lix. 101/2 Melodye was ordeyned in holy chirche..to put awaye heuynesse & unlustynesse. 1502Ord. Crysten Men (W. de W. 1506) iv. xxx. 350 By unlustynes in dyffaylynge without desyre to do well. 1583Golding Calvin on Deut. x. 54 Wee see what vnlustinesse is in vs when God commaundith vs any thing. |