Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a luscious manner.

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  • adverb In a luscious manner.

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  • adverb so as to produce a delightful taste

Etymologies

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luscious +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • Over and over again, it is the story I get from nearly every visitor to various islands, most of which are described as lusciously green and serene and not the place to go with plutonic friends.

    Traveling In My World: Kauai « 2009

  • This rich winter specialty from Delouvrier's hometown in Gascony features a slow braised duck leg confit, pork loin, lamb shoulder, homemade Toulouse Sausage, garlic sausages and lusciously creamy white Tarbais beans perfectly seasoned with thyme, parsley and shallots.

    Karine Bakhoum: Duck, Duck, NO Goose Karine Bakhoum 2012

  • This isn't so much about Gellar as it is the parade of good-looking guys -- including Gruffudd, Lost's lusciously lashed Nestor Carbonell and Life Unexpected's Kristoffer Polaha -- around her.

    5 Things to Expect from Ringer — Besides Sarah Michelle Gellar 2011

  • And let me tell you, my years without kale -- over two decades devoid of the lusciously dark leafy green -- those were the lost years.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Sarah Lenz 2009

  • The BBC Singers formed the vivid chorus in this lusciously operatic score, and supplied a series of excellent mini-solos along the way.

    The Turn of the Screw; BBC Proms 32, 35, 36 – review 2011

  • With the Chinese New Year upon us, it's a ducky time to indulge in some lusciously crispy yet juicy Peking Duck.

    Karine Bakhoum: Duck, Duck, NO Goose Karine Bakhoum 2012

  • Oozing warm Gallic charm and featuring a rich level of insanity throughout, your fight to collect Lums and free Electoons is played out against a series of lusciously illustrated 2D backdrops.

    This week's new games 2011

  • This rich winter specialty from Delouvrier's hometown in Gascony features a slow braised duck leg confit, pork loin, lamb shoulder, homemade Toulouse Sausage, garlic sausages and lusciously creamy white Tarbais beans perfectly seasoned with thyme, parsley and shallots.

    Karine Bakhoum: Duck, Duck, NO Goose Karine Bakhoum 2012

  • As the chain roared and surged through the hawse-pipe he noticed a number of native women, lusciously large as only those of Polynesia are, in flowing ahu's, flower-crowned, stream out on the deck of the schooner on the beach.

    THE DEVILS OF FUATINO 2010

  • With the Chinese New Year upon us, it's a ducky time to indulge in some lusciously crispy yet juicy Peking Duck.

    Karine Bakhoum: Duck, Duck, NO Goose Karine Bakhoum 2012

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