Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LUS'CIOUS, a. [I know not the origin and affinities of this word. The Dutch express it by zoetlustig, sweet-lusty. Qu. the root of luxury.]

1. Sweet or rich so as to cloy or nauseate; sweet to excess; as, luscious food.
2. Very sweet; delicious; grateful to the taste. And raisins keep their luscious native taste. – Dryden.
3. Pleasing; delightful. He will bait him in with the luscious proposal of some gainful purchase. – South.
4. Fullsome; as, luscious flattery.
5. Smutty; obscene. [Unusual.] – Steele.