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a
: richly luxurious or appealing to the senses
her luscious voice swelling and decaying with total control, her low notes booming sonorously—
Gary Giddins
b
: excessively ornate
rich and luscious phrases, thick with imagery—
Ruth Park
lusciously
adverb
lusciousness
noun
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