Sybaritic

[ sib-uh-rit-ik ]

/ ˌsɪb əˈrɪt ɪk /

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adjective

(usually lowercase) pertaining to or characteristic of a sybarite; characterized by or loving luxury or sensuous pleasure: to wallow in sybaritic splendor.

of, relating to, or characteristic of Sybaris or its inhabitants.

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Sometimes Syb·a·rit·i·cal .

Origin of Sybaritic

<Latin Sybarīticus<Greek Sybarītikós, equivalent to Sybarī́t(ēs) Sybarite + -ikos-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM Sybaritic

Syb·a·rit·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby Sybaritic

swy, Sy, Syal, Sybaris, Sybarite, Sybaritic, Sybil, sybo, sycamine, sycamore, sycamore maple

How to use Sybaritic in a sentence

For so many of these sybaritic recipes are wholly impractical for the modern home chef.
The Queen of the French Kitchen|Katie Baker|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He seemed to recall a state of lush, sybaritic softness, in pre-silicate times.
Old Friends Are the Best|Jack Sharkey
The traveller reposes with a feeling of Sybaritic delight under its thick and evergreen foliage, enriched with brilliant flowers.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
He liked inaction, no matter how sybaritic as much as I. Then, "Okay," and he reached for the telephone.
Cue for Quiet|Thomas L. Sherred

Then he drew the curtains and threw himself down into Robert's chair, with a sigh of Sybaritic satisfaction.
Robert Elsmere|Mrs. Humphry Ward
Charles dropped her onto a sybaritic bed in a small but lavishly-appointed cabin.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth

British Dictionary definitions for Sybaritic

Sybaritic

/ (ˌsɪbəˈrɪtɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the ancient Greek colony of Sybaris or its inhabitants

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