Sybaritic \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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sybaritic
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" [syn: epicurean,
luxurious, voluptuary, voluptuous]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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