Words of Positivity
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Opulently

adv.joyful, calmliterary

What it means

In a richly luxurious and impressive manner.

Reach for it when describing decoration or living arranged with conspicuous luxury and richness

The restored salon was opulently furnished without feeling crowded.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    plushly

    soft expensive comfort is intended

    not when Plushly is informal and narrow.

  • everyday

    luxuriously

    comfort and high quality lead

    not when Luxury can be restrained rather than abundant.

  • warm

    magnificently

    impressive beauty is the main judgment

    not when Magnificence does not prove opulence.

  • professional

    ornately

    elaborate decorative detail is visible

    not when Ornate work can use humble materials.

  • formal

    lavishly

    resources or decoration are supplied in abundance

    not when Lavish action can be generous or wasteful.

  • literary

    sumptuously

    rich sensory effect suits elevated prose

    not when The adverb is conspicuous in plain writing.

Said against

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  • austerely
  • plainly
  • spartanly

It naturally appears in

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  • opulently furnished

    The restored salon was opulently furnished without feeling crowded.

  • opulently decorated

    The small theater was opulently decorated in red and gold.

  • live opulently

    The memoir asks what it cost others for the court to live opulently.

The word family

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Where this comes from

Opulently can be admiring or critical; name the concrete richness when tone matters.

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