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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Horsfield’s version shows the kind of sumptuous cage many aspire to live in, revealing why some people prefer to remain lavishly trapped, and others rattle the bars, hoping for escape.
From Salon
Wales' fluid front four poured forward at will and linked play beautifully, illustrated by their sumptuous team move for the fourth goal involving Brooks, Wilson and James.
From BBC
He converted the try and produced a sumptuous drop-goal to demonstrate his growing confidence after he returned to the side for the injured Sam Costelow.
From BBC
Caravaggio’s “Boy With a Basket of Fruit,” one of his most dazzlingly beautiful juvenilia, bears the sumptuous hallmarks of his bold style and technique, in which he eschewed drawing to paint directly on canvas.
A sumptuous sofa in dark-green velvet from Claremont Furnishing anchors the room without drawing attention away from the other elements.
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