APOLAUSTIC


Meaning of APOLAUSTIC in English

|apə|lȯstik adjective

Etymology: Greek apolaustikos, from apolaustos enjoyed, enjoyable (from apolauein to enjoy, benefit from, from apo- + -lauein, akin to leia booty, prey) + -ikos -ic — more at lucre

: devoted to enjoyment

a learned, apolaustic buffoon who loved good food — James Stern

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