Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a luxurious manner; deliciously; voluptuously.
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- adverb In a manner that involves
luxury , in an expensive orindulgent manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a rich manner
- adverb in an indulgently luxurious manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Backed up by the concept of a 'liberal elite,' right-wingers could crony around with their corporate patrons in luxuriously appointed think tanks and boardrooms -- all the while purporting to represent the average overworked Joe.
IsThatLegal? 2004
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The impossibly smooth, darkly handsome, impeccable former Madrid No8 and opinionated TVE commentator, with the kind of luxuriously thick hair that no one actually has but adorns barbers 'windows worldwide.
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Cara yawned luxuriously and hitched the comforter up around her neck.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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Francesca Bortolotto Possati Venice Venetian hotelier, vintner and philanthropist Francesca Bortolotto Possati , a third generation owner of the Bauer hotel, has just opened her newest property, the Villa F., a luxuriously restored 16th-century villa on the Giudecca.
Lunch, Italian Style 2011
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The high-backed, luxuriously upholstered seat of brown leather gave her a sense of great comfort; yet even greater, it seemed to her, was the nearness and comfort of the man himself and of his body.
CHAPTER XIX 2010
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Zoe wiggled luxuriously on the bed, crooking her arm over her face.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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In the North Gallery, art historian Ben Divall joins the eponymous owner of the Jonathan Hope collection in curating this show, exploring "the centuries-long trade and interaction between Indian textile and Javanese batik designs," with some swooningly beautiful hangings luxuriously displayed.
An Explosion of Visual Arts Paul Levy 2011
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In the sprouting system they're thrust into what is a perfect incubator for bacteria — they're warm and they're wet and they're growing luxuriously, Smith DeWaal says.
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Most of them love a drink, a surprising number of them smoke, and they almost all eat well, by which I mean expensively and luxuriously.
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In the sprouting system they're thrust into what is a perfect incubator for bacteria — they're warm and they're wet and they're growing luxuriously, Smith DeWaal says.
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