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sumptuous

[ suhmp-choo-uhs ]
/ ˈsʌmp tʃu əs /
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adjective

entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence.
luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid: a sumptuous feast.

RELATED WORDS

beautiful, swank, awe-inspiring, posh, lavish, palatial, grand, magnificent, opulent, superb, elegant, luscious, extravagant, gorgeous, deluxe, plush, luxuriant, costly, dear, expensive

Nearby words

sumpsimus, sumpter, sumptuary, sumptuary law, sumptuary laws, sumptuous, sumptuously, sumqayit, sumter, sumter, fort, sumy

Origin of sumptuous

1475–85; < Latin sūmptuōsus, equivalent to sūmptu(s) expense (see sumptuary) + -ōsus -ous
Related forms
Can be confusedsumptuary sumptuous
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British Dictionary definitions for sumptuous

sumptuous

/ (ˈsʌmptjʊəs) /

adjective

expensive or extravagantsumptuous costumes
magnificent; splendida sumptuous scene
Derived Formssumptuously, adverbsumptuousness or sumptuosity (ˌsʌmptjʊˈɒsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for sumptuous

C16: from Old French somptueux, from Latin sumptuōsus costly, from sumptus; see sumptuary
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Word Origin and History for sumptuous

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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