Luxuriously
What it means
With exceptional comfort, richness, or indulgent quality.
Reach for it when modifying how something feels, is furnished, or is experienced
The reading chairs were luxuriously deep without crowding the room.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
plushly
Fits when soft upscale furnishing is the focus
Careful Plushly is uncommon and too narrow for food, scent, or time.
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everyday
comfortably
Fits when physical ease is the accurate claim
Careful Comfortably is much more modest than luxuriously.
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warm
indulgently
Fits when pleasurable excess is consciously embraced
Careful Indulgently may suggest weak restraint or a person's permissive manner.
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formal
Fits when abundant decoration or provision matters
Careful Lavishly does not necessarily produce comfort.
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formal
Fits when display of wealth is the defining manner
Careful Opulently shifts attention away from comfort toward expense.
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literary
sumptuously
Fits when rich sensory splendor suits an elevated description
Careful Sumptuously can sound excessive for quiet comfort.
Opposites 3
- austerely
- plainly
- uncomfortably
Common phrases 3
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luxuriously soft
The scarf felt luxuriously soft against sunburned skin.
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luxuriously furnished
The suite was luxuriously furnished with restored local pieces.
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luxuriously warm
Wool lining kept the gloves luxuriously warm.
Word family 1
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Flame, not lame, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated