All 3 Uses of
luscious
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- —As 'twere, in the peerless panorama of Ireland's portfolio, unmatched, despite their wellpraised prototypes in other vaunted prize regions, for very beauty, of bosky grove and undulating plain and luscious pastureland of vernal green, steeped in the transcendent translucent glow of our mild mysterious Irish twilight….†
Chpt 7 *
- —Her mouth glued on his in a luscious voluptuous kiss while his hands felt for the opulent curves inside her deshabillé.†
Chpt 10
- ZOE: (Murmuring singsong with the music, her odalisk lips lusciously smeared with salve of swinefat and rosewater) Schorach ani wenowach, benoith Hierushaloim.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(luscious) very desirablein various senses, including:
- delicious -- especially sweet and juicy -- as in "a luscious peach"
- pleasing or delightful -- as in "the luscious scenery"
- sexually appealing -- as in "Can you introduce me to that luscious woman in the skimpy bikini?"