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[ adjective ] furnishing gratification of the senses
Synonyms Examples "an epicurean banquet" "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" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)The wife , Amra , and her lover are both savagely portrayed , she as incarnate sensuality , `` voluptuous '' and `` indolent '' , possibly `` a mischief maker '' , with `` a kind of luxurious cunning '' to set against her apparent simplicity , her `` bird like brain '' . The monk Savonarola , brought over from the Renaissance and placed against the background of Munich at the turn_of_the_century , protests against the luxurious works displayed in the art shop of M._Bluthenzweig ; in particular against a Madonna portrayed in a voluptuous style and modeled , according_to gossip , upon the painter 's mistress . Related terms |
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