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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
Related Forms:
- sumptuously sump′·tu·ously adverb
- sumptuousness sump′·tu·ous·ness noun
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