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luscious

adjective

1. highly pleasing to the taste or smell:
   luscious peaches.
   Synonyms: palatable, delectable
   Antonyms: unpalatable, disgusting
2. richly satisfying to the senses or the mind:
   the luscious style of his poetry.
3. richly adorned; luxurious:
   luscious furnishings.
4. arousing physical, or sexual, desire; voluptuous:
   a luscious figure.
5. sweet to excess; cloying.

/ ˈlʌʃəs /

adjective

1. extremely pleasurable, esp to the taste or smell
2. archaic.

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Derived Forms

• ˈlusciously, adverb
• ˈlusciousness, noun

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Other Words From

• luscious·ly adverb
• luscious·ness noun
• over·luscious adjective
• over·luscious·ly adverb
• over·luscious·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of luscious1

1375–1425; late Middle English lucius, unexplained variant of licius, aphetic variant of delicious

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Word History and Origins

Origin of luscious1

C15 lucius, licius, perhaps a shortened form of

delicious

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Example Sentences

Cooler weather has either arrived where you are or is on the horizo and this is comfort food at its finest — a creamy, dreamy, luscious and easy-to-make French classic.

She can’t quite believe that luscious green grass has replaced the hundreds of protester tents that filled the field opposite the presidential secretariat.

Rarely has there been a riper and more luscious target than Trump as he is now – knocked back on his heels, unsure of how to attack Harris or Walz.

Even if your pet has luscious, protective locks, there may still be areas on their body that would benefit from sunscreen, namely those with less fur, like the nose, ears and belly, says Jae.

The comedian joked, "Although, you know what? He was probably thinking, 'Mmm look at that luscious upholstery. Do those cushions come all the way off?'"