Lusciously

2 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]:

  lusciously
       adv : so as to produce a delightful taste; "I bought some more of
             these deliciously sweet peaches" [syn: {deliciously}, {scrumptiously}]