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luxurious: Meaning and Definition of
lux•u•ri•ous
Pronunciation: (lug-zhoor'ē-us, luk-shoor'-), [key]
— adj.
- characterized by luxury; ministering or conducive to luxury: a luxurious hotel.
- given to or loving luxury; wanting or requiring what is choice, expensive, or the like: a person with luxurious tastes.
- given to pleasure, esp. of the senses; voluptuous.
- present or occurring in great abundance, rich profusion, etc.; opulent: a luxurious harvest; music of luxurious beauty.
- excessively ornate; overelaborate: luxurious prose.
See also:
- luxurious (Thesaurus)
