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   What does the adjective luscious mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective luscious , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   The meaning of LUSCIOUS is having a delicious taste or smell : sweet. How to use luscious in a sentence. Did you know?

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   If you describe a person or something about them as luscious, you mean that you find them or this thing sexually attractive. ...a luscious young blonde. What I like most about Gabby is her luscious lips! Luscious food is juicy and very good to eat. ...a small apricot tree which bore luscious fruit. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Calling something luscious means it's appealing and incredibly pleasing to the senses. That goes for good-looking people as well as a rich piece of chocolate cake. An adjective meaning richly appealing or scrumptious, luscious is actually believed to be a shortened version of delicious.

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   Definition of luscious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. having a strong, pleasant taste synonym delicious. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   If you describe a person or something about them as luscious, you mean that you find them or this thing sexually attractive. 2. Luscious food is juicy and very good to eat.

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   How many meanings does the adjective luscious have?

   • There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective luscious, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. How common is the adjective luscious?

   luscious, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   What does luscious mean?

   • The meaning of LUSCIOUS is having a delicious taste or smell : sweet. How to use luscious in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Where does the adjective luscious come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective luscious is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for luscious is from around 1420, in Anturs of Arther. luscious is of unknown origin.

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   Is lush a shortened form of luscious?

   • The adjective lush can sometimes mean “delicious” as well but is not a shortened form of luscious, having developed on its own from the Middle English lusch, meaning “soft or tender.” These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage.

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   What does luscious mean in Shakespeare?

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

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   Why is Licius called Luscious?

   • Back in the Middle Ages, the word licius was sometimes used as a shortened form of delicious by adults and kids alike. Linguists believe that luscious may have developed when licius (which comes from the Latin verb delicere, meaning “to entice by charm or attraction”) was further altered to lucius by 15th-century speakers.

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   Luscious definition: Sweet and pleasant to taste or smell.