Of an activity, lifestyle, etc.: characterized by luxury or sensual pleasure; indulgent, soft. Now archaic and rare.
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释义 | the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > [adjective] > luxurious (of things) (12) delicatec1400 Of an activity, lifestyle, etc.: characterized by luxury or sensual pleasure; indulgent, soft. Now archaic and rare. delicious?c1450 Involving (excessive) gratification of the senses; indulgent; (also) inducing the desire for sensual pleasures. Obsolete. fleshpot1535 A pot in which flesh is boiled. Chiefly in phrase the fleshpots of Egypt (see Exodus xvi. 3), or with allusion to that phrase: Luxuries or… lascivious1589 Inciting to lust or wantonness. †Also in milder sense, voluptuous, luxurious. Obsolete. nice1621 Pampered, luxurious. Obsolete. rare. mollitious1629 Luxurious; sensuous. luxurious1650 Of things: Of or pertaining to luxury; characterized by or making a display of luxury. luxuriant1671 Misused for: luxurious, adj. voluptuous1816 Imparting a sense of delicious pleasure; suggestive of sensuous pleasures, esp. of a refined or luxurious kind. de luxe1819 Luxurious, sumptuous; of a superior kind. plushy1884 Chiefly colloquial. Luxurious, sumptuous; = plush, adj. 2. plush1890 Luxurious, sumptuous; expensively stylish. |
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