luxurious

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There is something extremely amusing to me in the number of factitious wants, the loads of imaginary conveniences, but real incumbrances, with which the luxurious are apt to burthen themselves.

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  1. adjective Fond of or given to luxury.
  2. adjective Marked by or contributing to luxury.
  3. adjective Of a sumptuous, costly, or rich variety. See Synonyms at sensuous.

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  • Aside from making every waking day and just every personal minute in your bathroom more luxurious, the job would greatly add up to the value of your New York home. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • The trip was luxurious, and the resulting album was the splendorous overclocked wallop of —  Vice Magazine
  • Emirates has designed an entire floor of luxurious, themed lounges in the 10-storied concourse for its premium passengers, with a capacity for more than 2,000, serving the finest international cuisine and offering full-fledged spa facilities. —  ASIA Travel Tips.com
  • Seascape is a relaxing, luxurious, and thoroughly modern resort that captures the charm of Old Florida and blends it seamlessly with modern amenities, facilities, and a super energetic atmosphere. —  Peter Greenberg
  • Motortrend magazine has named the luxurious Hyundai Genesis as North American Car of the Year. —  Right Pundits
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  1. from French luxurieux = Provencal luxurios = Spanish lujurioso = Portuguese luxurioso = Italian lussurioso, from Latin luxuriosus, rank, luxuriant, profuse, excessive, immoderate, from luxuria, rankness, luxury: see luxury.
 

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