Sybaritic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]