Gary GiddinsRuth Park
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Have you ever heard a young child describe a favorite food as “licius” instead of “delicious”? Back in the Middle Ages, the word licius was sometimes used as a shortened form of delicious by adults and kids alike. Linguists believe that luscious may have developed when licius (which comes from the Latin verb delicere, meaning “to entice by charm or attraction”) was further altered to lucius by 15th-century speakers. The adjective lush can sometimes mean “delicious” as well but is not a shortened form of luscious, having developed on its own from the Middle English lusch, meaning “soft or tender.”
Examples of luscious in a Sentence
Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
The recipe is oh so simple: grated zucchini, butter, garlic, and lemon cooked down into a luscious, bright spread.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 June 2025
This is especially true with luscious Venus returning to its sign of rulership, Taurus, along with Mercury, Jupiter and the sun entering sentimental Cancer.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 June 2025
This wow dish kicks off a three-course seafood progression that continues with a luscious brown butter-roasted scallop dish with fresh green asparagus, ramp oil and a bone marrow ragout.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
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“Luscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luscious. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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