DictionaryRoot: luxuriosus
Latin

luxuriosus

excessive, profuse, voluptuous

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Plush wide armchair with thick velvet cushions, soft throw and elegant small footstool, highly comfortable furniture, no people.
adjective

luxurious

lug-ZHOOR-ee-us/lʌɡˈʒʊriəs/

Offering great comfort or rich pleasure.

Etymology

Luxuriosus described excess and profusion, including voluptuous indulgence. Applied to things rather than people, luxurious came to suggest sumptuous surroundings and exceptional comfort instead of morally disapproved excess.

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