sumptuous

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  1. adjective Of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish: "He likes big meals, so I cook sumptuous ones” (Anaïs Nin).

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  • The couches are sumptuous, the silver plate is stunning, and the food is fit for the gods! —  EQMM, May 2005
  • He knew she was a queen, because she wore a crown as well as a sumptuous ornately bejeweled royal gown. —  Geis of the Gargoyle
  • I was led away to a bath that was fairly sumptuous, then waited, drying in silken robes, while a seamstress brought in an array of garments to determine what would best fit and suit me. —  Carey, Jaqueline - Kushiel's Dart orig
  • "Dignity" is flavored by BBQ-sumptuous, Hammond organ sounds à la masters Booker T. Jones (of MG's fame) and Jack McDuff. —  Broward-Palm Beach New Times | Complete Issue
  • FILM: Luis Bunuel's Belle de Jour (1966) is a sumptuous, albeit totally pretentious, piece of French eye candy. —  SFist
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luxurious ·  gorgeous ·  lavish ·  costly ·  elegant ·  stately ·  ornate ·  regal ·  spacious ·  bridal ·  opulent ·  palatial
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French sumptueux, from Latin sūmptuōsus, from sūmptus, expense; see sumptuary.

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  1. = French somptueux, from Latin sumptuosus, costly, expensive, from sumptus, cost, expense: see sumpt.
 

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/ˈsəmptʃjuəs/
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