luxŭrĭa | luxŭrĭēs, ēi (noun F) : and , (v. Zumpt, Verr. 2, 2, 3, § 7, and 2, 5, 31, § 80; Roby, Gram. § 342; old
* Gen. luxurii, Gracch. ap. Gell. 9, 14; the dat. of the fifth decl. is not in use, and the abl. is doubtful; v. Neue, Formenl. 1, 382 sqq.), f. luxus, rankness.
* Lit., rankness, luxuriance of trees and plants: luxuriem segetum tenerā depascit in herbā,Verg. G. 1, 112: si vitis luxuria se consumpserit,Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 181; 9, 2, 1, § 2.
* Poet., transf., of animals: wantonness, friskiness, frolicsomeness, Val. Fl. 7, 65.
* Trop., riotous living, extravagance, profusion, luxury, excess: quam ecfliges, luxuriae sumptus suppeditare ut possies,Plaut. As. 4, 2, 10: animus, qui nunc luxuriā et lasciviā diffluit,Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 72: in urbe luxuries creatur, ex luxuriā existat avaritia, necesse est,Cic. Rosc. Am. 27, 75: odit populus Romanus privatam luxuriam,id. Mur. 36, 76: luxuries Hannibalem ipsum Capuae corrupit,id. Agr. 1, 7, 20: diffluere luxuriā,id. Off. 1, 30, 106; 1, 34, 123: res ad luxuriam pertinentes,Caes. B. G. 2, 15: saevior armis Luxuria incubuit,Juv. 6, 293: quis ferat istas luxuriae sordes?id. 1, 140.
* Of style: in qua (oratione), ut in herbis, in summā ubertate inest luxuries quaedam,Cic. de Or. 2, 23, 96.

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