luxurious

Definition

Very fine in quality and comfortable.

Etymology

From Middle English luxurious, from Old French luxurios (modern French luxurieux), from Latin lū̆xuriōsus (“rank, luxuriant, profuse, excessive, immoderate”), from lū̆xuria (“rankness, luxury”), from lū̆xus (“extravagance, luxury”). By surface analysis, luxury + -ous.

Example Sentences

• "a luxurious hotel suite"
• "With her luxurious furnishings and spacious accommodation the Invicta, which is 350-ft. long and has a gross tonnage of 4,178, resembles a small liner."
• "Baby, what you doin' now? / You're pissin' me off / But your hair is so luxurious / And your lips are so soft"

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