Complete Definition of "luscious"

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English

Pronunciation
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Adjective
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  1. sweet and pleasant; delicious

#* Her lips were like two luscious beefsteaks (Thompson; 1863)
#* There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits. (Baum; 1900)

  1. sexually appealing; seductive

#* With one hand he gently disclosed the lips of that luscious mouth of nature (Cleland; 1749)

  1. obscene

#* Hitherto I had been indebted only to the girls of the house for the corruption of my innocence: their luscious talk, in which modesty was far from respected (Cleland; 1749)

Translations
trans-top|sweet and pleasant
Dutch: t|nl|smaakvol, t+|nl|zoet, t|nl|delicieus
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trans-top|sexually appealing
Dutch: t|nl|wulps, t|nl|verleidelijk
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trans-top|obscene
Dutch: t|nl|wulps, t|nl|obsceen
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