luscious
luscious is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Cloying; fulsome. He had a tedious, luscious way of talking. Jeffrey.
- 2.Gratifying a depraved sense; obscene. [R.] Steele. -- Lus"cious*ly, adv. -- Lus"cious*ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- ambrosia
- ambrosial
- appetite
- appetizer
- appetizing
- apple
- artificial
- beet
- bocca
- bonbon
- butter
- cake
- candied
- candy
- cane
- caramel
- comfit
- confection
- confectionary
- confiture
- conserve
- corn
- cream
- dainty
- damson
- delectable
- delicacy
- delicate
- delicatessen
- delicious
- deliciousness
- delightful
- desert
- dextrose
- dulcet
- dulcification
- dulcify
- dulcitude
- dulcorate
- dulcoration
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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