Definition of Lusceous
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- sweet and pleasant; delicious
- "Her lips were like two luscious beefsteaks" (Thompson; 1863)
- "There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits." (Baum; 1900)
- sexually appealing; seductive
- "with one hand he gently disclosed the lips of that luscious mouth of nature" (Cleland; 1749)
- obscene
- "Hitherto I had been indebted only to the girls of the house for the corruption of my innocence: their luscious talk, in which modesty was far from respected" (Cleland; 1749)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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