Hypertext Webster Gateway: "luxurious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Luxurious \Lux*u"ri*ous\, a. [L. luxuriosus: cf. F. luxurieux.
See {Luxury}.]
Of or pertaining to luxury; ministering to luxury; supplied
with the conditions of luxury; as, a luxurious life; a
luxurious table; luxurious ease. `` Luxurious cities. ''
--Milton. -- {Lux*u"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Lux*u"ri*ous*ness},
n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
luxurious
adj 1: furnishing gratification of the senses; "an epicurean
banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal
chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent
the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence";
"a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" [syn: {epicurean},
{sybaritic}, {voluptuary}, {voluptuous}]
2: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded
dining rooms" [syn: {deluxe}, {gilded}, {opulent}, {princely},
{sumptuous}]
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