Luxurious Definition & Meaning

luxurious
adjective
  1. displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to 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"
  2. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

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