luxuriously

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /lʌɡˈʒʊriəsli/ UK /lʌɡˈʒʊəriəsli/ See IPA manual

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adv
in a richly comfortable and indulgent manner

She stretched luxuriously across the velvet sofa.

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1 adv · in a richly comfortable and... sumptuously lavishly opulently richlyplushlyextravagantly comfortably

Opposites

plainly austerely frugally simply

Word family

Related forms luxury luxurious luxuriate luxe

Etymology

From luxurious + -ly. Luxurious is from Latin luxuriosus ('excessive, voluptuous'), from luxuria ('excess'), from luxus ('extravagance').

luxuriosus Latin luxus Latin

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# luxuriously

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** lʌɡˈʒʊriəsli
**IPA (UK):** lʌɡˈʒʊəriəsli

## Meanings
1. in a richly comfortable and indulgent manner

## Examples
- She stretched luxuriously across the velvet sofa.

## Synonyms
- sumptuously
- lavishly
- opulently
- richly
- plushly
- extravagantly
- comfortably

## Antonyms
- plainly
- austerely
- frugally
- simply

## Related Forms
- luxury
- luxurious
- luxuriate
- luxe

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: luxuriosus
- Root: luxus

## Etymology
From luxurious + -ly. Luxurious is from Latin luxuriosus ('excessive, voluptuous'), from luxuria ('excess'), from luxus ('extravagance').

## AI Etymology
Luxuriously comes from luxurious + -ly. Luxurious is from Latin luxuriosus ('excessive, voluptuous'), from luxuria ('excess'), from luxus ('extravagance'). The etymological trail includes Latin luxuriosus, Latin luxus. The same word family includes luxury, luxurious, luxuriate, luxe. Its current adverb use means "in a richly comfortable and indulgent manner".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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