ˈləshəs adjective
Etymology: Middle English lucius, licius, perhaps by shortening & alteration from delicious
1.
a. : having a delicious taste or smell : juicy and sweet : toothsome , aromatic
pears, peaches, and grapes as large as photogenic, and as luscious — Better Homes & Gardens
luscious steaks smothered in onions — Howard Taubman
pastries and cakes, each more luscious than the other — Anna A. Coombs
go on producing luscious green fodder even when all other forms of pasture have long since burned up — Henry Wynmalen
b. archaic : excessively sweet : cloying
the last cup … is by no means improved by the luscious lump of half-dissolved sugar usually found at the bottom of it — Sir Walter Scott
2. : having sensual appeal : arousing sexual desire : voluptuous , seductive
goddesses, whose round luscious legs and bare feet dangle fetchingly from the clouds — Mary McCarthy
a picture of a luscious girl getting her dress ripped off by a gunman — F.L.Allen
3. : richly luxurious or highly appealing to the senses
a luscious quilted silk eiderdown on the bed — Christopher Isherwood
luscious beauty of tone — Winthrop Sargeant
the luscious poetry of the garden scene — Arthur Knight
specifically : excessively ornate : florid
rich and luscious phrases, thick with imagery — Ruth Park
arrangement … too luscious to be thoroughly in key with the master's style — Harold Rogers
Synonyms: see delightful