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[syn: lusciously, deliciously, scrumptiously]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Luscious \Lus"cious\, a. [Prob. for lustious, fr. lusty, or
perh. a corruption of luxurious. Cf. Lush, Lusty.]
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1. Sweet; delicious; very grateful to the taste; toothsome;
excessively sweet or rich.
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And raisins keep their luscious, native taste.
--Dryden.
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2. Cloying; fulsome.
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He had a tedious, luscious way of talking.
--Jeffrey.
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3. Gratifying a depraved sense; obscene. [R.] --Steele. --
Lus"cious*ly, adv. -- Lus"cious*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lusciously
adv 1: so as to produce a delightful taste; "I bought some more
of these deliciously sweet peaches" [syn: lusciously,
deliciously, scrumptiously]