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  • 21delightsome — delightsomely, adv. delightsomeness, n. /di luyt seuhm/, adj. Literary. highly pleasing; delightful. [1490 1500; DELIGHT + SOME1] * * * …

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  • 22luscious — lusciously, adv. lusciousness, n. /lush euhs/, adj. 1. highly pleasing to the taste or smell: luscious peaches. 2. richly satisfying to the senses or the mind: the luscious style of his poetry. 3. richly adorned; luxurious: luscious furnishings.… …

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  • 23Lasswade —    LASSWADE, a parish, in the county of Edinburgh; containing, with the village of Loanhead, and the late quoad sacra district of Roslin, 5025 inhabitants, of whom 539 are in the village of Lasswade, 2½ miles (W. S. W.) from Dalkeith. This parish …

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  • 24Legerwood —    LEGERWOOD, a parish, in the county of Berwick, 5½ miles (S. E. by E.) from Lauder; containing 571 inhabitants. The name of this place, signifying in the Saxon the light or hollow wood, is supposed to have been derived from the situation of its …

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  • 25Peterculter —    PETERCULTER, a parish, in the district and county of Aberdeen, 7 miles (W. S. W.) from Aberdeen; containing 1259 inhabitants. This place is said to have derived the latter portion of its name, a compound of the Gaelic terms Cul, signifying a… …

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  • 26appetizing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tempting, tasty, mouthwatering. See taste, desire. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. savory, tasty, tantalizing, delicious, appealing, mouth watering, tempting, inviting, luscious, delectable; see also… …

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  • 27heavenly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. celestial (See heaven); blessed, angelic, saintly, holy; informal, delectable, delightful, wonderful, marvelous. See goodness.Ant., Satanic. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concerning heaven] Syn.… …

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  • 28luscious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sweet, delicious, ambrosial. See sweetness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sweet, tasty, toothsome, palatable; see delicious 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. delicious, delightful, delectable,… …

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  • 29toothsome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. toothy, palatable, appetizing; delicious, luscious, dainty, delectable. See taste. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. palatable, tasty, appetizing; see delicious 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. tasty …

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  • 30yummy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal, delicious, tasty, delectable. See goodness. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. delicious, tasty, *scrumptious, mouth watering, delectable, ambrosial, savory, good, heavenly, out of this… …

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