adj
sumptuous
SUHMPT-shoo-uhs
adj
1
Lavish, luxurious, and clearly expensive.
"They were served a sumptuous banquet in the palace hall."
"The hotel room was decorated in sumptuous velvet and gold."
How to Use Sumptuous
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishExtravagantly grand and expensive-looking.
Common pairings
a sumptuous feast
sumptuous decor
sumptuous surroundings
Word Forms
more sumptuous comparative, most sumptuous superlative
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Etymology
From Latin sūmptuōsus, from sūmptus ("expense"), itself from sūmō ("to take, spend").