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/ ˈsʌmp tʃu əs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence.
luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid: a sumptuous feast.
Origin of sumptuous 1475–85; <Latin sūmptuōsus, equivalent to sūmptu (s ) expense (see sumptuary) + -ōsus -ous
SYNONYMS FOR sumptuous 2 magnificent, luxurious, munificent.
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OTHER WORDS FROM sumptuous sump·tu·ous·ly, adverb sump·tu·ous·ness, noun un·sump·tu·ous, adjective un·sump·tu·ous·ly, adverb
un·sump·tu·ous·ness, noun
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sumptuous sumptuary, sumptuous Words nearby sumptuous sumpsimus, sump syndrome, sumpter, sumptuary, sumptuary law, sumptuous , Sumter, Sumter, Fort, sum total, sum-up, Sumy
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Example sentences from the Web for sumptuous Maybe sumptuous hides, warm wood trim and all-encompassing 16-speaker Bespoke audio aren’t enough when your car carries a condominium’s price tag.
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That sumptuous stream of earnings—accounting for all of Tesla’s operating profits in the first half of 2020, by Fortune’s estimate—has probably peaked, and will begin a long slide before pretty much vanishing in a few years.
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They prepare a sumptuous meal and invite their friends but, of course, nothing goes as planned.
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Lunch finally arrives, this time not a sumptuous feast but fish wrapped in a military newspaper distributed on U.S. bases.
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“Sumptuous ,” Huston continued, pointing out the image of a richly crimson carriage interior.
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Apple has long been known for luring the best talent the tech world can offer to its sumptuous Cupertino headquarters.
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People like sumptuous things, and will pay to have them, especially when the copies lack the look and feel of the original.
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The effect is rather like a sumptuous multiple-course dinner where the diners are handcuffed to the table.
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As the wealth of the leading planters increased they gradually surrounded themselves with elegant homes and sumptuous furnishings.
Patrician and Plebeian | Thomas J. Wertenbaker
Such is the refined Philoe—such the magnificent Dendera—such the sumptuous Edfou!
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Eventually, if he succeeded, his office would be the most sumptuous thing in it.
The "Genius" | Theodore Dreiser
Then came the mid-day dinner, which was sumptuous ; host and guests both ate and drank more than was good for their health.
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The dinner had been sumptuous —veal cutlets, a cut from the joint, dessert, coffee and liqueurs.
The Old Man in the Corner | Baroness Orczy
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British Dictionary definitions for sumptuous adjective expensive or extravagant sumptuous costumes
magnificent; splendid a sumptuous scene
Derived forms of sumptuous sumptuously , adverb sumptuousness or sumptuosity (ˌsʌmptjʊˈɒsɪtɪ ), noun Word Origin for sumptuous C16: from Old French somptueux, from Latin sumptuōsus costly, from sumptus; see sumptuary
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