sumptuous
adjective
entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly.
sumptuously
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a word derived from
sumptuous.
Example Sentences
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The mise en scène is sumptuously prepared with flourishes of rococo drollery.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Olivia Dean is the likely front-runner for best artist and best album, after the chart-topping success of her sumptuously singable soul album, The Art of Loving.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Young readers will cheer for the doughty girl, who braves the razored depths to haul the baby dragon to safety in this satisfying, sumptuously illustrated fable translated from the French by Alyson Waters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
His movies are sleek divertissements about ravishing people and their often sumptuously rarefied sensibilities and worlds.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
The hallway was large, dimly lit, and sumptuously decorated, with a magnificent carpet covering most of the stone floor.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
