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; Lucullus, -an
Example Sentences
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Bluebottles, greenbottles, and all the flies of metallic luster were gathered at the Lucullan feast of corruption.
From Project Gutenberg
The afternoon before the Lasker bash, Lynda graced a table at Manhattan's scintillating La Caravelle restaurant, while her Secret Service escort went around the corner for a less Lucullan lunch.
From Time Magazine Archive
Except for a few obviously toy boats in the opening shot, each scene appears built to a supercolossal scale, and the film's small passions are played out amid fountained gardens, marble audience halls, Lucullan bedrooms and latticed chambers.
From Time Magazine Archive
In London, he threw a Lucullan feast on his 30th birthday for some 200 friends, including Debbie Reynolds, Britt Eklund and Peter Townshend of The Who, and sported a new and different look: short back and sides hairdo and a zoot suit.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its 19 restaurants�from the tree-decked Four Seasons to the Lucullan Forum of the Twelve Caesars, from the Italianesque Mamma Leone's to the open-all-night Brasserie �are a successful blend of imaginative showmanship, lofty prices and aspiration to high cuisine.
From Time Magazine Archive
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