lush1
adj.
- (of vegetation) luxuriant.
▸very rich and providing great sensory pleasure.
- Brit. informal sexually attractive.
▸very good:
I had some really lush pressies.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: perh. an alt. of obs. lash ‘soft, lax’, from OFr. lasche ‘lax’, by assoc. with luscious.
lush2
n.
a drunkard.
v.
dated make (someone) drunk.
Etymology
C18: perh. a humorous use of lush1.