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lusher

lusher is the comparative form of lush.

Meaning of lush

Adjective

lush (comparative lusher, superlative lushest)

  1. Juicy, succulent.
    • How luſh and luſty the graſſe lookes ? How greene ?1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
    Synonyms:
    sapful, sappy, luscious
  2. (dialectal) Mellow; soft; (of ground or soil) easily turned; fertile.
  3. Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.
    • Some of the world’s best rain forest and volcanic hiking can be found within the lush canopied Caribbean trail systems. Chock-full of waterfalls and hot springs, bright-colored birds and howling monkeys, flora-lined trails cut through thick, fragrant forests and up cloud-covered mountains.2006, Stefani Jackenthal, New York Times
  4. Savoury, delicious.
    • That meal was lush! We have to go to that restaurant again sometime!
  5. Thriving; rife; sumptuous.
    • They rolled into Jane's room a wheeled cart lush with cake and cookies and shrimp and crudités and pop and soda water. The staff was giving us a going-away party for our trip to Seattle; it was good to understand their confidence.2005, Donald Hall, The Best Day the Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 105
  6. (UK, slang) Beautiful, sexy.
    • Boys with long hair are lush!

See all 14 meanings of lush

Noun

lusher (plural lushers)

  1. (slang) A lush; an alcoholic.
    • In the West, The Sporting News belittled stars like Kelly and McCormick as incorrigible lushers. The same paper told how drink had ruined the career of Pete Browning in 1886, although that star enjoyed several fine seasons thereafter.1966, David Quentin Voigt, American Baseball: From Gentleman's Sport to the Commissioner System

Proper noun capitalized: Lusher

Lusher

  1. A surname.

Forms of lusher

plurallushers

Questions about lusher

What does lusher mean?
Lusher means a lush; an alcoholic.
What is lusher the comparative form of?
Lusher is the comparative form of lush.
What part of speech is lusher?
Lusher can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of lusher?
The plural of lusher is lushers.

Words near lusher in the dictionary

  1. Lushei
  2. Lusheis
  3. lushen
  4. lusheng
  5. lushengs
  6. lusher
  7. lushers
  8. lushes
  9. Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North
  10. lushes it up
  11. lushes up

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