sumptuous
Americanadjective
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entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly.
a sumptuous residence.
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luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid.
a sumptuous feast.
- Synonyms:
- munificent, luxurious, magnificent
adjective
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expensive or extravagant
sumptuous costumes
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magnificent; splendid
a sumptuous scene
Other Word Forms
- sumptuously adverb
- sumptuousness noun
- unsumptuous adjective
- unsumptuously adverb
- unsumptuousness noun
Etymology
Origin of sumptuous
1475–85; < Latin sūmptuōsus, equivalent to sūmptu ( s ) expense ( sumptuary ) + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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The play, a sumptuous historical pastiche, is both an invitation and a daunting challenge to theater makers.
From Los Angeles Times
And here, each frame is a sumptuous feast of texture, light and color — like a swath of sweat-drenched tulle cast out onto the wind and into the fog.
From Salon
She believes the "beautiful and sumptuous" loos are just an example of their vision, which was to be "something very special for everyone".
From BBC
The feature had aimed "to create a sumptuous and resplendent atmosphere", the hotel's parent company said in a filing Wednesday.
From Barron's
The only serious competition is Kendrick and SZA's Luther, a sumptuous rap ballad that spent 13 weeks at number one in America last year.
From BBC
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