Synonyms for luxuriously


Grammar : Adv
Spell : luhg-zhoor-ee-uhs, luhk-shoor-
Phonetic Transcription : lʌgˈʒʊər i əs, lʌkˈʃʊər-


Définition of luxuriously

Origin :
  • c.1300, "lascivious, lecherous, unchaste," from Old French luxurios "lustful, lascivious" (Modern French luxurieux), from Latin luxuriosus, from luxuria (see luxury). Meaning "given to luxury, voluptuous" (of persons) is from c.1600. Of things, meaning "characterized by luxury" is attested from c.1650. Related: Luxuriously; luxuriousness.
  • As in opulently : adv richly
Example sentences :
  • It might have been their own luxuriously appointed rooms at Mineola.
  • Extract from : « Lords of the Stratosphere » by Arthur J. Burks
  • He was deliciously refreshed, luxuriously drowsy and luxuriously warm.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • She put her hand through his arm and leaned heavily and luxuriously.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • I might tell the royal commissary to furnish these rooms as luxuriously as I pleased.
  • Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
  • Blake disappeared with her into the luxuriously furnished car.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • The house was luxuriously furnished, it only lacked a mistress.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • It was clear that she had been having a luxuriously miserable time.
  • Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
  • The apartment was luxuriously furnished and filled with roses.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • Yes, it suited me exactly; but what was to become of others if I were covered so luxuriously?
  • Extract from : « Daisy » by Elizabeth Wetherell
  • He invited me to share his quarters, which were large and luxuriously furnished.
  • Extract from : « Humorous Ghost Stories » by Dorothy Scarborough

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