Entry Word: luscious

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 very pleasing to the sense of taste <a luscious strawberry bursting with juice> — see delicious 1
2 pleasing to the physical senses <luscious silk fabric that slid across her hands> — see sensual
3 giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses <the luscious thought that while she was basking on the beach, her coworkers were slaving away at the office> — see pleasant