Sybaritic
Americanadjective
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(usually lowercase) pertaining to or characteristic of a sybarite; characterized by or loving luxury or sensuous pleasure.
to wallow in sybaritic splendor.
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of, relating to, or characteristic of Sybaris or its inhabitants.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- Sybaritically adverb
Etymology
Origin of Sybaritic
< Latin Sybarīticus < Greek Sybarītikós, equivalent to Sybarī́t ( ēs ) Sybarite + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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Absent were Honolulu's air of Sybaritic somnolence and Manila's mood of gaudy gaiety.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fly the Sybaritic Skies While many airlines are slashing prices and skimping on service, Regent Air, a new carrier based in Los Angeles, intends to chart a different course.
From Time Magazine Archive
Life there was downright Sybaritic compared with his life on the outside.
From Time Magazine Archive
Amid such an entourage of modern London life, with its Sybaritic indulgence, its keenness of wit and its subtle intelligence, Mr. Wilde places his characters and works out his miracle.
From Oscar Wilde: Art and Morality A Defence of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Mason, Stuart
He was not of those Sybaritic buyers who sit in their offices while agents and dealers do the work.
From The Bibliotaph and Other People by Vincent, Leon H. (Leon Henry)
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