sumptuous Definition
sump·tu·ous (sump′c̸ho̵̅o̅ əs)
adjective
- involving great expense; costly; lavish
- magnificent or splendid, as in furnishings, etc.
Etymology: ME < OFr sumptueux < L sumptuosus < sumptus: see sumptuary
sumptuous Related Forms
sump′·tu·ously adverb
sump′·tu·ous·ness noun
sumptuous Synonyms
sumptuous
modif.
sumptuous Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- banquet: Also, you need to be treated to a sumptuous banquet at least once a week.
- feast: The day was rounded off with a sumptuous Malaysian feast with a local family.
- furnishing: Highlights of Castle Coole include the state rooms with their sumptuous Regency furnishings.
- surroundings: Enjoy your first week of wedded bliss in the sumptuous surroundings of elegant Scottish country house hotels.
- buffet: We chose to eat from the extremely sumptuous buffet of some 50 dishes.
- palace: Casa de Carmona appears to be a sumptuous Spanish palace.
Modifying Another Word
- visually: Visually sumptuous, the performances are equally strong; Cruz delivers arguably her strongest showing yet.
- truly: Return to the boat for a truly sumptuous local lunch.
- quite: The costumes of course look very period Japanese and for the girls are quite sumptuous.
- very: Although the illustrations are very sumptuous, many of them do not add much to the exposition.
- rather: The presence of two women, with one man, and a rather sumptuous picnic was regarded as scandalous.
- particularly: With the aspirations many times a week former employees claimed particularly sumptuous.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near sumptuous
- ‹ sumptuary
- ‹ sumpter
- ‹ sump pump
- ‹ sump
- ‹ sumo (wrestling)
- ‹ sumo
- ‹ Sumner,William Graham
- ‹ Sumner
- ‹ summum bonum (Latin)
- ‹ summum bonum

