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luscious
English
Alternative forms
- lushious (obsolete)
Etymology
From earlier lushious, lussyouse (“luscious, richly sweet, delicious”), a corruption of *lustious, from lusty (“pleasant, delicious”) +? -ous. Shakespeare uses both lush (short for lushious) and lusty in the same sense: "How lush and lusty the grass looks" (The Tempest ii. I.52).
An alternative etymology connects luscious to a Middle English term: lucius, an alteration of licious, believed to be a shortening of delicious.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l???s/
- Rhymes: -???s
Adjective
luscious (comparative more luscious, superlative most luscious)
- Sweet and pleasant; delicious.
- 1863, H.S. Thompson, Down by the River Liv'd a Maiden
- Her lips were like two luscious beefsteaks.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz
- There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits.
- 1863, H.S. Thompson, Down by the River Liv'd a Maiden
- Sexually appealing; seductive.
- Obscene.
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delightful
English
Etymology
From Middle English deliteful, delitfull, equivalent to delight +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): [d??la??t?.f??]
- Hyphenation: de?light?ful
Adjective
delightful (comparative more delightful, superlative most delightful)
- Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
Alternative forms
- delightfull (archaic)
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