SUMPTUOUS

deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous, lush

(adjective) ostentatiously rich and superior in quality; “a princely sum”; “gilded dining rooms”; “these architecture magazines are full of the lush interiors of the rich and famous”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sumptuous (comparative more sumptuous, superlative most sumptuous)

Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

Synonyms

• lavish

Source: Wiktionary


Sump"tu*ous, a. Etym: [L. sumptuosus, fr. sumptus expanse, cost: cf. F. somptueux. See Sumptuary.]

Definition: Involving large outlay or expense; costly; expensive; hence, luxurious; splendid; magnificient; as, a sumptuous house or table; sumptuous apparel. We are too magnificient and sumptuous in our tables and attendance. Atterbury. She spoke, and turned her sumptuous head, with eyes Of shining expectation fixed on mine. Tennyson.

– Sump"tu*ous*ly, adv.

– Sump"tu*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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