luscious
highly pleasing to the taste or smell: luscious peaches.
richly satisfying to the senses or the mind: the luscious style of his poetry.
richly adorned; luxurious: luscious furnishings.
arousing physical, or sexual, desire; voluptuous: a luscious figure.
sweet to excess; cloying.
Origin of luscious
1synonym study For luscious
Other words for luscious
Opposites for luscious
Other words from luscious
- 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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How to use luscious in a sentence
All its lusciousness is held within the meat itself, making each bite deliriously succulent.
Charlottesville Is Swimming in Finger Lickin’ Gas Station Fried Chicken | Jane & Michael Stern | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"Ay--and yet with all that lusciousness of quality, he never wants piquancy," added De Lepany.
In the Days of My Youth | Amelia Ann Blandford EdwardsIts hide was, perhaps, too tough for convenience, but its inner lusciousness tempted me to persevere in the consumption of it.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas | Charles Warren StoddardThere is the wonderberry, sweeter than the blueberry, with the fragrance of the pineapple and the lusciousness of the strawberry!
A miniature of a beautiful woman in the full lusciousness of a golden blonde maturity.
Out of the Air | Inez Haynes Irwin
They have occasionally much vigour of sentiment and much beautiful poetry, with a versification sweet even to lusciousness.
British Dictionary definitions for luscious
/ (ˈlʌʃəs) /
extremely pleasurable, esp to the taste or smell
very attractive
archaic cloying
Origin of luscious
1Derived forms of luscious
- lusciously, adverb
- lusciousness, noun
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