— lusciously , adv. — lusciousness , n.
/lush"euhs/ , adj.
1. highly pleasing to the taste or smell: luscious peaches.
2. richly satisfying to the senses or the mind: the luscious style of his poetry.
3. richly adorned; luxurious: luscious furnishings.
4. arousing physical, or sexual, desire; voluptuous: a luscious figure.
5. sweet to excess; cloying.
[ 1375-1425; late ME lucius, unexplained var. of licius, aph. var. of DELICIOUS ]
Syn. 1. delectable, palatable. See delicious .
Ant. 1. disgusting, unpalatable.