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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Luscious  \Lus"cious\,  a.  [Prob.  for  lustious,  fr  lusty,  or 
  perh.  a  corruption  of  luxurious.  Cf  {Lush},  {Lusty}.] 
  1.  Sweet;  delicious;  very  grateful  to  the  taste;  toothsome; 
  excessively  sweet  or  rich. 
 
  And  raisins  keep  their  luscious,  native  taste. 
  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  Cloying;  fulsome. 
 
  He  had  a  tedious,  luscious  way  of  talking. 
  --Jeffrey. 
 
  3.  Gratifying  a  depraved  sense  obscene.  [R.]  --Steele.  -- 
  {Lus"cious*ly},  adv  --  {Lus"cious*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  lusciously 
  adv  :  so  as  to  produce  a  delightful  taste;  "I  bought  some  more  of 
  these  deliciously  sweet  peaches"  [syn:  {deliciously},  {scrumptiously}] 




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