LUSCIOUSLY

lusciously, deliciously, scrumptiously

(adverb) so as to produce a delightful taste; “I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

lusciously (comparative more lusciously, superlative most lusciously)

In a luscious manner.

Source: Wiktionary


LUSCIOUS

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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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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