Meaning & use
sybaritic
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fond of luxury and sensual pleasure; self-indulgent.
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They spent a sybaritic weekend at the spa, doing nothing but eating well and relaxing.
His sybaritic lifestyle was funded entirely by his family's fortune.
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Derived from Sybaris, an ancient Greek city famous for its luxury; usually carries a slightly critical or ironic tone.
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