as in luxurious
given to or marked by excessive gratification of one's desires
a hedonistic lifestyle a city known for its hedonistic nightlife
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But the Liverpudlian maestro’s film is also interested in corrupting the safety of a family — a dead, hedonistic uncle claims the body of his young niece’s father, aided by her conniving stepmother.
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
The eponymous resort is, of course, the real star, serving as a hedonistic playground for the rich and entitled, and, if the trailer tells us anything, as well as the site of at least one murder.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
The other brother is narcissistic, hedonistic, governed by nothing other than his own pursuit of sensation and pleasure.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
One was the hedonistic modernism of the 1960s, with its pools and decks and living rooms designed to complement the perfect martini.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
The eponymous resort is, of course, the real star, serving as a hedonistic playground for the rich and entitled, and, if the trailer tells us anything, as well as the site of at least one murder.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
The other brother is narcissistic, hedonistic, governed by nothing other than his own pursuit of sensation and pleasure.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
One was the hedonistic modernism of the 1960s, with its pools and decks and living rooms designed to complement the perfect martini.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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