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Meaning of SYBARITIC

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[adj]  furnishing gratification of the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"
 

SYBARITIC is a 9 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: epicurean, indulgent, luxurious, voluptuary, voluptuous
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Syb`a*rit"ic\, Sybaritical \Syb`a*rit"ic*al\, a. [L.
Sybariticus, Gr. ?.]
Of or pertaining to the Sybarites; resembling the Sybarites;
luxurious; wanton; effeminate. ``Sybaritic dinners.'' --Bp.
Warburton. ``Sybaritical cloistres.'' --Bp. Hall.

 

 

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