What does luscious mean?
Word: Luscious
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Luscious means very pleasant to taste or smell, especially in a sweet way.
Synonyms: delicious, rich
How do you spell luscious?
Syllables: lus - cious
Tricky part: There is a c straight after the s, which you do not hear. Lushious and lusious are common slips.
Watch out for: lushious, lusious, lussious
Memory tip: Science and luscious both tuck a quiet c in straight after the s.
Luscious in a sentence
Example 1: The stall near the bus station sells luscious doughnuts dripping with syrup.
Example 2: Strawberries from Mahabaleshwar are at their most luscious in February.
Example 3: A luscious smell of cardamom and butter drifted out of the kitchen.
Fun Fact
Luscious may have grown out of delicious in the 1400s, shortened and changed along the way, though no one is completely sure.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Probe
Fill both blanks of one of these words with 'u' and 'o', in that order. Which option gives the meaning of that word?
1. sp__ci__us 2. l__sci__us 3. c__nsci__us 4. pr__ci__us
a) full of a deep, pleasing flavour
b) worth a great deal and greatly valued
c) awake and aware of what is around you
d) having plenty of room inside
Show answer
a) full of a deep, pleasing flavour. Luscious is the one that takes u then o; conscious takes o and o, while spacious and precious start with a and e.
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) joyous
b) famous
c) luscous
d) nervous
Show answer
c) luscous. Nervous, famous and joyous really do end in ous; the tasty word needs an i before its ending.
Word Tally
How many words are misspelt in the sentence?
Grandma cut the luscious mango into thik slices, and my cuzins and I ate every peice on the balcony before dinner.
a) 4
b) 2
c) 3
d) 1
Show answer
c) 3. Thick needs ck, cousins starts cou and piece puts i before e; luscious is spelt correctly.
Word Puzzle
Match each word with the word closest in meaning:
1. luscious 2. drowsy 3. damp a. moist b. sleepy c. scrumptious
a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
b) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
c) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
Show answer
b) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a. Each word has a partner of the same meaning: luscious and scrumptious, drowsy and sleepy, damp and moist.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A food writer would call ___ luscious.
a) a glass of plain tap water
b) a ripe peach dripping with sweetness
c) a dry cracker left out overnight
d) a slice of burnt toast
Show answer
b) a ripe peach dripping with sweetness
2. A luscious cake is one that ___.
a) has no icing at all
b) is too small to share
c) looks and tastes wonderful
d) has gone stale and dry
Show answer
c) looks and tastes wonderful
