Sybaritic

[ sib-uh-rit-ik ]

adjective

1. (usually lowercase) pertaining to or characteristic of a sybarite; characterized by or loving luxury or sensuous pleasure:

   to wallow in sybaritic splendor.

2. of, relating to, or characteristic of Sybaris or its inhabitants.

Sybaritic

/ ˌsɪbəˈrɪtɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the ancient Greek colony of Sybaris or its inhabitants

Other Words From

• Syba·riti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sybaritic¹

< Latin Sybarīticus < Greek Sybarītikós, equivalent to Sybarī́t ( ēs ) Sybarite + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

For so many of these sybaritic recipes are wholly impractical for the modern home chef.

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He seemed to recall a state of lush, sybaritic softness, in pre-silicate times.

From Project Gutenberg

The traveller reposes with a feeling of Sybaritic delight under its thick and evergreen foliage, enriched with brilliant flowers.

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He liked inaction, no matter how sybaritic as much as I. Then, "Okay," and he reached for the telephone.

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Then he drew the curtains and threw himself down into Robert's chair, with a sigh of Sybaritic satisfaction.

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Charles dropped her onto a sybaritic bed in a small but lavishly-appointed cabin.

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