Luscious
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
luscious
adj 1: having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot
mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a
tight dress" [syn: {juicy}, {luscious}, {red-hot},
{toothsome}, {voluptuous}]
2: extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {delectable},
{delicious}, {luscious}, {pleasant-tasting}, {scrumptious},
{toothsome}, {yummy}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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