Luscious Definition

lŭshəs
adjective
Highly gratifying to taste or smell, esp. because of a rich sweetness; delicious.
Webster's New World
Delighting any of the senses.
Webster's New World
Having a strong sensual appeal; voluptuous.
Webster's New World
Sickeningly sweet or full-flavored; cloying.
Webster's New World

Obscene.

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Origin of Luscious

  • From earlier lushious, lussyouse (“luscious, richly sweet, delicious"), a corruption of *lustious, from lusty (“pleasant, delicious") +"Ž -ous. Shakespeare uses both lush (short for lushious) and lusty in the selfsame sense: 'How lush and lusty the grass looks'. "”Temp. ii. I.52. See also lush, lusty.

    From Wiktionary

  • Alternative etymology connects luscious to a Middle English term: lucius, an alteration of licious, believed to be a shortening of delicious. See delicious.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English lucius alteration of licious perhaps short for delicious delicious delicious

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Luscious Sentence Examples

  • These tiny pears are full of luscious flavor.

  • So also, if well-swelled and luscious fruits, such as strawberries, are required, there must be no parching at the roots.

  • Finish with a luscious pear soufflé or huckleberry cobbler.

  • The Montepulciano wines have a brilliant colour and high bouquet, and are of a sweet, luscious flavour.

  • Luscious sweets make any holiday sparkle.

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Words Starting With

LLULUS

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SUSOUS

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Words Starting With L and Ending With S

Starts With L & Ends With SStarts With LU & Ends With SStarts With L & Ends With US

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With L8 Letter Words Ending With S