luxurious
[ luhg-zhoor-ee-uhs, luhk-shoor- ]
/ lʌgˈʒʊər i əs, lʌkˈʃʊər- /
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adjective
given to or loving luxury; wanting or requiring what is choice, expensive, or the like: a person with luxurious tastes.
given to pleasure, especially 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.
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Origin of luxurious
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British Dictionary definitions for luxurious
luxurious
/ (lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs) /
adjective
Derived forms of luxurious
luxuriously, adverbluxuriousness, nounWord Origin for luxurious
C14: via Old French from Latin luxuriōsus excessive
usage for luxurious
Luxurious is sometimes wrongly used where luxuriant is meant: he had a luxuriant (not luxurious) moustache; the walls were covered with a luxuriant growth of wisteria
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