Definition of luscious

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lus·cious

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ADJECTIVE:

Sweet and pleasant to taste or smell: a luscious melon. See Synonyms at delicious.
Having strong sensual or sexual appeal; seductive.
Richly appealing to the senses or the mind: a luscious, vivid description.
Archaic Excessively sweet; cloying.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English lucius, alteration of licious, perhaps short for delicious, delicious ; see delicious

OTHER FORMS:
luscious·ly(Adverb), luscious·ness(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for luscious

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