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Date: 1300-1400
Origin: licious (14-17 centuries), from delicious

luscious

 adjective
     
Related topics: Food
lus‧cious
1DF extremely good to eat or drink:
a luscious and fragrant dessert wine
2 informal very sexually attractive:
her luscious body
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