luxuriously

IPA/lʌɡˈʒʊəriəsli/
IPA/lʌɡˈʒʊriəsli/

luxuriously — adverb

1. with costly comfort created by rich materials, fine service, or high-end surroun

1.adverbC1
Definition

with costly comfort created by rich materials, fine service, or high-end surroundings.

Example

The hotel suite was luxuriously furnished with marble lamps and thick silk curtains.

be luxuriously furnished for expensive interior comfort

Rodrigo and Elise travelled luxuriously across Italy in a private sleeper train.

travel luxuriously in high-end transport

Common collocations
  • luxuriously furnished
  • luxuriously decorated
  • live luxuriously
  • travel luxuriously
Synonyms
  • lavishly

    stresses abundance and costly detail more than comfort

  • opulently

    more formal; focuses on grand, showy wealth

  • sumptuously

    slightly more literary; often highlights rich textures and visual richness

Antonyms
  • plainly

    describes a simple style with little decoration or expense

  • modestly

    suggests comfort kept within ordinary limits

Grammar Patterns

be luxuriously furnished

travel/dine/live luxuriously

Usage Note

Most often describes rooms, travel, clothing, or services that feel expensive as well as comfortable. Common after participles such as 'furnished', 'decorated', and 'appointed'.

Common Mistakes

The suite was very luxuriously.
The suite was very luxurious.
use the adjective after 'be'; the adverb modifies a verb or participle.

2. in a slow, pleasure-filled way that shows the body enjoying warmth, softness, or

2.adverbC1
Definition

in a slow, pleasure-filled way that shows the body enjoying warmth, softness, or ease.

Example

After the night shift, Dahlia stretched luxuriously under the hot shower.

verb of bodily release + luxuriously

The cat lay luxuriously in the sun beside the kitchen window.

lie luxuriously in a restful pose

Common collocations
  • stretch luxuriously
  • sink luxuriously
  • lie luxuriously
  • smile luxuriously
Synonyms
  • indulgently

    focuses on allowing yourself pleasure, sometimes with a hint of self-treating

  • contentedly

    emphasizes quiet satisfaction more than rich physical comfort

  • sensuously

    stronger and more literary; often highlights physical sensation

Antonyms
  • stiffly

    suggests tension or discomfort in the body

  • tensely

    shows strain instead of relaxed pleasure

Grammar Patterns

stretch/sink/lie luxuriously

luxuriously + verb of rest or ease

Usage Note

Usually appears with verbs of resting, stretching, sinking, or floating. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense highlights bodily enjoyment, not money or expensive surroundings.

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: adverb/1

'Luxuriously' is the broadest everyday choice when something feels both expensive and physically comfortable. 'Lavishly' stresses abundance: a room lavishly decorated may overflow with gold, flowers, or gifts, even if comfort is not central. 'Opulently' is more formal and points to grandeur and showy wealth, especially in writing about hotels, palaces, or interiors. 'Sumptuously' is slightly more literary and usually highlights rich textures, colors, or food. You would say a suite was luxuriously appointed when it felt deeply comfortable, lavishly decorated when many costly details were added, opulently furnished when the whole space signaled wealth, and sumptuously draped when the fabrics themselves created the rich effect.

luxuriously ↗lavishly ↗opulently ↗sumptuously ↗

Etymology

LatinOld FrenchMiddle EnglishEnglish

Built in English from 'luxurious' and the adverb ending '-ly'. 'Luxurious' goes back through French-influenced English forms to Latin 'luxuria', a word for excess, abundance, and self-indulgence. Over time, that idea of going beyond what is necessary shifted toward the modern sense of costly comfort and pleasurable richness. The adverb keeps both strands: it can describe an expensive setting or the bodily pleasure that such comfort creates.