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sumptuous

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Adjective
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sump=tu=ous

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective sumptuous has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

sumptuousa. [L. sumptuosus, fr. sumptus expanse, cost: cf. F. somptueux. See Sumptuary.].
     Involving large outlay or expense; costly; expensive; hence, luxurious; splendid; magnificient; as, a sumptuous house or table; sumptuous apparel.  [1913 Webster]
    "We are too magnificient and sumptuous in our tables and attendance."  [1913 Webster]
    "She spoke, and turned her sumptuous head, with eyes
    Of shining expectation fixed on mine.
    "  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sumptuous, adj. rich, lavish, costly (a sumptuous setting).

Derivative
sumptuosity n. sumptuously adv. sumptuousness n.
Etymology
ME f. OF somptueux f. L sumptuosus (as SUMPTUARY)

THESAURUS

sumptuous

Babylonian, Corinthian, awe-inspiring, awful, barbaric, bask, costly, dazzling, dear, dear-bought, deluxe, elaborate, elegant, exorbitant, expensive, extravagant, fancy, fine, glorious, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, high, high-priced, imposing, impressive, insolate, lavish, luscious, lush, luxuriant, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, noble, not affordable, of great cost, opulent, palatial, plush, posh, premium, pricey, princely, proud, regal, resplendent, rich, ritzy, royal, showy, splendacious, splendid, splendiferous, stately, steep, stiff, sun, sun-dry, sunbathe, sunburn, superb, superfancy, superfine, swank, swanky, swell, tan, top, unpayable

ROGET THESAURUS

sumptuous

Ostentation

N ostentation, display, show, flourish, parade, etalage, pomp, array, state, solemnity, dash, splash, splurge, glitter, strut, pomposity, pretense, pretensions, showing off, fuss, magnificence, splendor, coup d'oeil, grand doings, coup de theatre, stage effect, stage trick, claptrap, mise en scene, tour de force, chic, demonstration, flying colors, tomfoolery, flourish of trumpets, pageant, pageantry, spectacle, exhibition, exposition, procession, turn out, set out, grand function, f=ete, gala, field day, review, march past, promenade, insubstantial pageant, dress, court dress, full dress, evening dress, ball dress, fancy dress, tailoring, millinery, man millinery, frippery, foppery, equipage, ceremony, ceremonial, ritual, form, formality, etiquette, puncto, punctilio, punctiliousness, starched stateliness, stateliness, mummery, solemn mockery, mouth honor, attitudinarian, fop, ostentatious, showy, dashing, pretentious, janty, jaunty, grand, pompous, palatial, high-sounding, turgid gairish, garish, gaudy, gaudy as a peacock, gaudy as a butterfly, gaudy as a tulip, flaunting, flashing, flaming, glittering, gay, splendid, magnificent, sumptuous, theatrical, dramatic, spectacular, ceremonial, ritual, solemn, stately, majestic, formal, stiff, ceremonious, punctilious, starched, dressed to kill, dressed to the nines, decjed out, all decked out, en granite tenue, in best bib and tucker, in Sunday best, endimanch_e, chic, with flourish of trumpet, with beat of drum, with flying colors, ad captandum vulgus, honores mutant mores.

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