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adjective
- 1. splendid and expensive-looking: "the banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal"
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The meaning of SUMPTUOUS is extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent; also : magnificent. How to use sumptuous in a sentence. Did you know?
Sumptuous definition: entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly. See examples of SUMPTUOUS used in a sentence.
impressive in a way that seems expensive: The celebrity guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns. Synonyms. deluxe. grand. luxurious. opulent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Expensive & luxurious. be expensive to do. champagne. costliness. costly. expense. expensively. gold plate. grandly. lush. luxuriant. luxurious.
sumptuous. (sʌmptʃuəs ) adjective. Something that is sumptuous is grand and obviously very expensive. ...a sumptuous feast. She produces elegant wedding gowns in a variety of sumptuous fabrics. Synonyms: luxurious, rich, grand, expensive More Synonyms of sumptuous.
sumptuous in American English. (ˈsʌmptʃuəs) adjective. 1. involving great expense; costly; lavish. 2. magnificent or splendid, as in furnishings, etc.
Sumptuous definition: Of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish.
impressive in a way that seems expensive: The celebrity guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns. Synonyms. deluxe. grand. luxurious. opulent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Expensive & luxurious. be expensive to do. champagne. costliness. costly. expense. expensively. gold plate. grandly. lush. luxuriant. luxurious. luxury
A complete guide to the word "SUMPTUOUS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Sumptuous describes something that costs a lot and imparts sensory pleasure. Sumptuous comes from the Latin sumptus, which means "expensive." Sumptus is related to sumere, which means "to consume." The word sumptuous carries both meanings with it.
Definition of sumptuous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
