lushy

adj — 3 senses

lushy

adj

/ˈlʌ.ʃi/

Etymology From lush + -y.

1

Given to drinking alcohol.

  • Pipes I blew, on malt I fuddled, / A lushy man! / Till my mind and head got muddled, / Dissipated man!1860, John Diprose, The red, white & blue monster song book:
2

Drunk; tipsy.

3

Lush; growing abundantly.

  • A foreground of lushy meadow-grass, intersected by a streamlet, the light of an afternoon-sun glistening amid the foliage, which occupies two-thirds of the background; […]1866, The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Review:
Synonyms
alcoholic, bibacious, bibulous, boozy, sottish, drunk

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