Lucullan
Americanadjective
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(especially of banquets, parties, etc.) marked by lavishness and richness; sumptuous.
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of or relating to Lucullus or his lifestyle.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Lucullan
First recorded in 1855–60; from Latin Lūcullānus; see Lucullus, -an
Example Sentences
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Between courses, in truly Lucullan meals, the diner may be served a bit of sherbet "to refresh the palate."
From Time Magazine Archive
To judge by the prices that they charge, the owners of many of Manhattan's Lucullan restaurants live by bread alone.
From Time Magazine Archive
The host who tendered this Lucullan feast was His Highness, Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, famed pearl fancier.
From Time Magazine Archive
Concluded the Lucullan Lucius: "Betcha it won't be like this next year!"
From Time Magazine Archive
I seem to remember time very uncertainly, but you were talking about repasts, banquets, Lucullan banquets, more gorgeous banquets than old Nero had, and they say he was king of epicures.
From The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great North Woods by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
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