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lushest

lushest is the superlative 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!

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Questions about lushest

What is lushest the superlative form of?
Lushest is the superlative form of lush.

Words near lushest in the dictionary

  1. lushers
  2. lushes
  3. Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North
  4. lushes it up
  5. lushes up
  6. lushest
  7. Lushi
  8. lushie
  9. lushier
  10. lushies
  11. lushiest

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