Lucullan

adjective

lü-ˈkə-lən How to pronounce Lucullan (audio)
variants also Lucullian
Definition of Lucullannext
as in luxurious
showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort a Lucullan lifestyle that included the requisite mansion and yacht

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  1. luxurious
  2. deluxe
  3. lavish
  4. luxuriant
  5. Babylonian
Adjective
  • Vacations Will Focus On The Luxury Of Time Forget yachts and private jets; a truly luxurious holiday doesn’t have to be about splashing the cash.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • These high-quality ornaments will make your tree appear more luxurious and elegant.
    Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of luxurious
Adjective
  • Southern California happenings After a century, concrete plant that helped build L.A. makes way for a deluxe tower.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Macchio’s appearance marks the second time Coldplay has performed the record, which appears on the deluxe edition of their latest album, Moon Music.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of deluxe
Adjective
  • Target shoppers have the opportunity to snag deals on everyday essentials to more lavish gifts.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Once absorbed by the skin, the remaining mud is rinsed off in a lavish Vichy shower, and afterward skin is soothed with an aloe gel mask.
    Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of lavish
Adjective
  • Like Alfonso Arau’s decadent film, the amount of time spent on food in the series is almost luxuriant, adding to the sensuality of the story.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The name reflects the fact nature is infused into every aspect of the hostelry, from luxuriant plantings to the names given the 179 guest rooms, each a reference to a different bird or flower.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Definition of luxuriant
Adjective
  • Ethan Hawke's true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his attic, playing them and consequently putting his family in grave danger thanks to the appearance of a Babylonian deity named Bughuul. 39.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The four tablets analyzed in the new study date to the middle and late Old Babylonian periods (circa 1894 to 1595 B.C.E.), some 4,000 years ago.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of Babylonian
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