luscious: Meaning and Definition of

lus•cious

Pronunciation: (lush'us), [key]
— 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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