lush

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

OTHER WORDS FROM lush

lushly, adverblushness, noun

Other definitions for lush (2 of 2)

lush²

[ luhsh ]

/ lʌʃ /

Slang.

noun

Disparaging and Offensive. a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated.

intoxicating liquor.

verb (used without object)

to drink liquor.

verb (used with object)

to drink (liquor).

OTHER WORDS FOR lush

1 drunkard, sot.

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Origin of lush

First recorded in 1780–90; perhaps facetious application of lush¹

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How to use lush in a sentence

But, they cannot, even under the best of conditions, put out new growth or burst into lush and unexpected bloom.
Alison Lurie, Pulitzer-winning novelist of mordant wit and boundless empathy, dies at 94|Phoebe Connelly|December 4, 2020|Washington Post
On May 11, while preparing to bid adieu to the Alps, he shared an oil painting of the house, this time surrounded by lush, spring fields.
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Throughout history, local fishermen have pulled up the cichlids in nets for food, but for several decades researchers from around the globe have collected these fish as well in their quest to understand that lush diversity.
New Fish Data Reveal How Evolutionary Bursts Create Species|Elena Renken|December 1, 2020|Quanta Magazine
The finished product is full of notes of lush fruit and licorice, fine leather aromas, and great concentration of ripe soft tannins and well-integrated oak.
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To cut down on the sound traveling, they’ve turned the dining-room workspace into a lush, plant-filled place.
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It looked luxurious with its simple patterns lushly detailed with sequins and rhinestones.
Milan Fashion Week's Malaise|Robin Givhan|September 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Usually about a foot high, the hardy and ubiquitous purple grass of Naraka grew far more lushly around the edges of the swamps.
Narakan Rifles, About Face!|Jan Smith
Everything was so lushly wet that moss grew green even on tree trunks and roofs.
Across the Fruited Plain|Florence Crannell Means
Mibusak (nabusak) ang sagbut tungud sa ulan, The weeds grow lushly because of the rain.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff

British Dictionary definitions for lush (1 of 2)

lush¹

/ (lʌʃ) /

adjective

(of vegetation) abounding in lavish growth

(esp of fruits) succulent and fleshy

luxurious, elaborate, or opulent

Derived forms of lush

lushly, adverblushness, noun

Word Origin for lush

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

British Dictionary definitions for lush (2 of 2)

lush²

/ (lʌʃ) slang /

noun

a heavy drinker, esp an alcoholic

alcoholic drink

verb

US and Canadian to drink (alcohol) to excess

Word Origin for lush

C19: origin unknown

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