lux|u´ri|ous|ly

lux|u´ri|ous|ly
lux|u|ri|ous «luhg ZHUR ee uhs, luhk SHUR-», adjective.
1. fond of luxury; tending toward luxury; self-indulgent: »

a luxurious taste for food, a luxurious city. She is too proud, too luxurious, to marry a beggar (Charles Kingsley).

2. giving luxury; very comfortable and beautiful: »

a deep, luxurious arm-chair (Hawthorne).

lux|u´ri|ous|ly, adverb.
lux|u´ri|ous|ness, .

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  • lux|u|ri|ous — «luhg ZHUR ee uhs, luhk SHUR », adjective. 1. fond of luxury; tending toward luxury; self indulgent: »a luxurious taste for food, a luxurious city. She is too proud, too luxurious, to marry a beggar (Charles Kingsley). 2. giving luxury; very… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lux|u´ri|ous|ness — lux|u|ri|ous «luhg ZHUR ee uhs, luhk SHUR », adjective. 1. fond of luxury; tending toward luxury; self indulgent: »a luxurious taste for food, a luxurious city. She is too proud, too luxurious, to marry a beggar (Charles Kingsley). 2. giving… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • luxurious — lux·u·ri·ous …   English syllables

  • luxuriously — lux·u·ri·ous·ly …   English syllables

  • luxurious — lux•u•ri•ous [[t]lʌgˈʒʊər i əs, lʌkˈʃʊər [/t]] adj. 1) characterized by or conducive to luxury: a luxurious hotel[/ex] 2) given or inclined to luxury: a person with luxurious tastes[/ex] 3) given to pleasure, esp. of the senses 4) present or… …   From formal English to slang

  • luxurious — lux|u|ri|ous [ lʌg ʒuriəs ] adjective very expensive and comfortable: a luxurious apartment/hotel/home/bedroom ╾ lux|u|ri|ous|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • luxurious — lux|u|ri|ous [lʌgˈzjuəriəs, ləgˈʒuəriəs US ləgˈʒuriəs] adj very expensive, beautiful, and comfortable ▪ a luxurious 30 room villa >luxuriously adv ▪ The cabin was luxuriously furnished …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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