LUXURIANTLY

luxuriantly

(adverb) in an elegantly luxuriant way; “this suave, culture-loving and luxuriantly good-looking M.P.represents the car-workers of Coventry”

luxuriantly

(adverb) in an abundant and luxuriant manner; “whiskers grew luxuriantly from his ample jowls”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

luxuriantly (comparative more luxuriantly, superlative most luxuriantly)

In a luxuriant manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Lux*u"ri*ant*ly, adv.

Definition: In a luxuriant manner.

LUXURIANT

Lux*u"ri*ant, a. Etym: [L. luxurians, p. pr. of luxuriare: cf. F. luxuriant. See Luxuriate.]

Definition: Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage. Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. Pope. Luxuriant flower (Bot.), one in which the floral envelopes are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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