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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)

  1. 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.
  2. Sexually appealing; seductive.
  3. Obscene.

Translations

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joyful

English

Alternative forms

  • joyfull

Etymology

joy +? -ful

Pronunciation

  • enPR: joi'f?l, IPA(key): /?d???f?l/
  • Hyphenation: joy?ful

Adjective

joyful (comparative joyfuller or more joyful, superlative joyfullest or most joyful)

  1. Feeling or causing joy.

Derived terms

  • joyfully
  • joyfulness

Translations

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