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lusher

[luhsh-er]
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noun Slang.
  1. lush2(def 1).

Origin of lusher

lush2 (v.) + -er1

lush1

[luhsh]
adjective, lush·er, lush·est.
  1. (of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy.
  2. characterized by luxuriant vegetation: a lush valley.
  3. characterized by luxuriousness, opulence, etc.: the lush surroundings of his home.

Origin of lush1

1400–50; late Middle English lusch slack; akin to Old English lysu bad, lēas lax, Middle Low German lasch slack, Old Norse lǫskr weak, Gothic lasiws weak
Related formslush·ly, adverblush·ness, noun

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1. luxurious, fresh.

Antonyms

1. withered, stale.
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Historical Examples

  • Here the grass was lusher, the trees antique oaks and beeches, and grey walls showed the boundary of an old pleasure-ground.

    The Half-Hearted

    John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for lusher

lush1

adjective
  1. (of vegetation) abounding in lavish growth
  2. (esp of fruits) succulent and fleshy
  3. luxurious, elaborate, or opulent
Derived Formslushly, adverblushness, noun

Word Origin

C15: probably from Old French lasche lax, lazy, from Latin laxus loose; perhaps related to Old English lǣc, Old Norse lakr weak, German lasch loose

lush2

noun
  1. a heavy drinker, esp an alcoholic
  2. alcoholic drink
verb
  1. US and Canadian to drink (alcohol) to excess

Word Origin

C19: origin unknown
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Word Origin and History for lusher

lush

adj.

mid-15c., "lax, flaccid, soft, tender," from Old French lasche "soft, succulent," from laschier "loosen," from Late Latin laxicare "become shaky," related to Latin laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose" (see lax). Sense of "luxuriant in growth" is first attested c.1600, in Shakespeare. Applied to colors since 1744. Related: Lushly; lushness.

lush

n.

"drunkard," 1890, from earlier (1790) slang meaning "liquor" (especially in phrase lush ken "alehouse"); perhaps a humorous use of lush (adj.) or from Romany or Shelta (tinkers' jargon).

LUSHEY. Drunk. The rolling kiddeys had a spree, and got bloody lushey; the dashing lads went on a party of pleasure, and got very drunk. ["Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence," London, 1811]
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