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Luxuriously

adv.joyful, calmliterary

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.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    plushly

    soft upscale furnishing is the focus

    not when Plushly is uncommon and too narrow for food, scent, or time.

  • everyday

    comfortably

    physical ease is the accurate claim

    not when Comfortably is much more modest than luxuriously.

  • warm

    indulgently

    pleasurable excess is consciously embraced

    not when Indulgently may suggest weak restraint or a person's permissive manner.

  • formal

    lavishly

    abundant decoration or provision matters

    not when Lavishly does not necessarily produce comfort.

  • formal

    opulently

    display of wealth is the defining manner

    not when Opulently shifts attention away from comfort toward expense.

  • literary

    sumptuously

    rich sensory splendor suits an elevated description

    not when Sumptuously can sound excessive for quiet comfort.

Said against

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  • austerely
  • plainly
  • uncomfortably

It naturally appears in

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  • luxuriously soft

    The scarf felt luxuriously soft against sunburned skin.

  • luxuriously furnished

    The suite was luxuriously furnished with restored local pieces.

  • luxuriously warm

    Wool lining kept the gloves luxuriously warm.

The word family

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