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adjective
1.
highly pleasing to the taste or smell: luscious peaches.
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.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English lucius, unexplained variant of licius, aphetic variant of delicious
1375–1425; late Middle English lucius, unexplained variant of licius, aphetic variant of delicious
Related forms
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
Antonyms
1. disgusting, unpalatable.
1. disgusting, unpalatable.
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Luscious
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Word Origin & History
luscious
early 15c., variant of licius, which is perhaps a shortening of delicious.
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