Find the word definition

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Luxuriated

Luxuriate \Lux*u"ri*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Luxuriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Luxuriating.] [L. luxuriatus, p. p. of luxuriari, -are, to luxuriate. See Luxury.]

  1. To grow exuberantly; to grow to superfluous abundance. `` Corn luxuriates in a better mold.''
    --Burton.

  2. To feed or live luxuriously; as, the herds luxuriate in the pastures.

  3. To indulge with unrestrained delight and freedom; as, to luxuriate in description.

Wiktionary
luxuriated

vb. (en-past of: luxuriate)

Usage examples of "luxuriated".

He luxuriated in his possession of her, feeling her response building and the ten­sion in her growing tighter, and the knowledge that she wanted him, that he could satisfy her, was a pleasure as great as that he was taking from her soft flesh.

His fingers and palm luxuriated in the warm silkiness of her skin, tantalized by the knowledge that even richer tactile pleasures waited both above and below where his hand now rested.

Jay put her hands on his shoulders and luxuriated in the heat of his body against her.

He rubbed his rough cheek against her belly, his eyes closing as he luxuriated in the caress.

Paul and the others had been hailed as heroes, and they had luxuriated in hot baths and filled their bellies with the best food the city had to offer before being summoned by Jarmassad to answer questions about themselves.

He luxuriated in the camaraderie of his old friend, savoring the moment while it lasted.

This time she didn't mpve from the room in which she lay but luxuriated in its excesses, rising and falling like the veils around the bed, and on the same smoky breeze.

There was a breeze and it cut like a knife of frozen glass, though Sharina realized that she'd probably have luxuriated in the warmth if she were back on Haft.

He luxuriated for a moment in its caress, even though he knew he ought to be getting up.

For a few days, Antonina luxuriated in the relative quiet of a sea voyage, until her arrival at Rhodes placed new demands upon her.

With the troops taking responsibility for the refugees from her, she luxuriated in the cessation of pressure and felt happy that her silent prayers to Kyori to bring Rik back to her safely had been answered.

Whereas she luxuriated in quiet to start the day, he reveled in chaos—seeking it out or creating it as circumstances required.