Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
LUSCIOUS
juicy, luscious, red-hot, toothsome, voluptuous, lush
(adjective) having strong sexual appeal; “juicy barmaids”; “a red-hot mama”; “a voluptuous woman”; “a toothsome blonde in a tight dress”
delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy
(adjective) extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
luscious (comparative more luscious, superlative most luscious)
Sweet and pleasant; delicious.
Sexually appealing; seductive.
Obscene.
Source: Wiktionary
Lus"cious, a. Etym: [Prob. for lustious, fr. lusty, or perh. a corruption of luxurious. Cf. Lush, Lusty.]
1. Sweet; delicious; very grateful to the taste; toothsome; excessively sweet or rich. And raisins keep their luscious, native taste. Dryden.
2. Cloying; fulsome. He had a tedious, luscious way of talking. Jeffrey.
3. Gratifying a depraved sense; obscene. [R.] Steele.
– Lus"cious*ly, adv.
– Lus"cious*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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