Luscious

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Luscious \Lus"cious\, a. [Prob. for lustious, fr. lusty, or
     perh. a corruption of luxurious. Cf. {Lush}, {Lusty}.]
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     1. Sweet; delicious; very grateful to the taste; toothsome;
        excessively sweet or rich.
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              And raisins keep their luscious, native taste.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. Cloying; fulsome.
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              He had a tedious, luscious way of talking.
                                                    --Jeffrey.
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     3. Gratifying a depraved sense; obscene. [R.] --Steele. --
        {Lus"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Lus"cious*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  luscious
       adj 1: having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot
              mama"; "a voluptuous woman" [syn: {juicy}, {red-hot},
              {voluptuous}]
       2: extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {delectable},
           {delicious}, {pleasant-tasting}, {scrumptious}, {toothsome},
           {yummy}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  62 Moby Thesaurus words for "luscious":
     adorable, agreeable, ambrosial, appetizing, baroque, choice,
     cloying, dainty, darling, delectable, delicate, delicious,
     delightful, deluxe, distinctive, epicurean, exquisite, flamboyant,
     flavorsome, florid, good, good to eat, good-tasting, gustable,
     gusty, heavenly, juicy, likable, lush, luxuriant, luxurious,
     mawkish, mouth-watering, nectareous, nectarous, nice,
     of gourmet quality, opulent, oversweet, palatable, palatial,
     piquant, pleasant, pleasing, plush, rare, rich, rococo, saccharine,
     sapid, savorous, savory, scrumptious, sensual, sickly-sweet,
     succulent, sumptuous, sweet, tasty, toothsome, voluptuous, yummy