sumptuous
[suhmp-choo-uh s]
- entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence.
- luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid: a sumptuous feast.
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Origin of sumptuous
Synonyms
See more synonyms for sumptuous on Thesaurus.com2. magnificent, luxurious, munificent.
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Examples from the Web for sumptuous
Contemporary Examples
Lunch finally arrives, this time not a sumptuous feast but fish wrapped in a military newspaper distributed on U.S. bases.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban ValleyMatt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman
November 15, 2014
“Sumptuous,” Huston continued, pointing out the image of a richly crimson carriage interior.
Apple has long been known for luring the best talent the tech world can offer to its sumptuous Cupertino headquarters.
People like sumptuous things, and will pay to have them, especially when the copies lack the look and feel of the original.
The effect is rather like a sumptuous multiple-course dinner where the diners are handcuffed to the table.
Historical Examples
The King, who had caused a sumptuous banquet to be prepared, was inconsolable.
The Fairy Tales of Charles PerraultCharles Perrault
Some of the public buildings in Manchester are most sumptuous.
England, Picturesque and DescriptiveJoel Cook
In this way we enjoyed our humble meal as much as if it had been a sumptuous feast.
Hair Breadth EscapesT. S. Arthur
How does the voice indicate the contrast between the meagre and the sumptuous?
The Ontario High School ReaderA.E. Marty
Godfrey was remarkable for his generosity and sumptuous entertainments.
The New Guide to Peterborough CathedralGeorge S. Phillips
sumptuous
- expensive or extravagantsumptuous costumes
- magnificent; splendida sumptuous scene
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Word Origin
C16: from Old French somptueux, from Latin sumptuōsus costly, from sumptus; see sumptuary
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Word Origin and History for sumptuous
adj.
late 15c., from Old French sumptueux, from Latin sumptuosus "costly, expensive," from sumptus "cost, expense," past participle of sumere "spend, consume, take," contraction of *sub-emere, from sub- "under" + emere "to take, buy" (see exempt (adj.)).
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