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Luxuriant vs Luxurious

Luxuriantadjective

produced or growing in extreme abundance

Luxuriousadjective

displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses

The difference

Luxuriant means growing abundantly. Luxurious means expensively comfortable. Luxuriant hair; a luxurious hotel.

How to keep them apart

Luxuriant is about profusion, luxurious about expense. Vegetation is luxuriant; a suite is luxurious.

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