luscious
[ luhsh-uhs ]
/ ˈlʌʃ əs /
adjective
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
synonym study for luscious
1. See
delicious.
OTHER WORDS FROM luscious
Words nearby luscious
lusaka,
lusatia,
lusatian,
luschka's bursa,
luschka's duct,
luscious,
luser,
lush,
lusher,
lushhead,
lushy
Example sentences from the Web for luscious
British Dictionary definitions for luscious
luscious
/ (ˈlʌʃəs) /
adjective
extremely pleasurable, esp to the taste or smell
very attractive
archaic
cloying
Derived forms of luscious
lusciously, adverb lusciousness, nounWord Origin for luscious
C15
lucius, licius, perhaps a shortened form of
delicious