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单词 sumptuary
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sumptuary


sump·tu·ar·y

S0883400 (sŭmp′cho͞o-ĕr′ē)adj.1. Legally regulating expenditures considered extravagant.2. Legally prohibiting or discouraging, as by the imposition of taxes, certain behaviors: sumptuary laws forbidding gambling.
[Latin sūmptuārius, from sūmptus, expense, from past participle of sūmere, to take, buy; see em- in Indo-European roots.]

sumptuary

(ˈsʌmptjʊərɪ) adj (Banking & Finance) relating to or controlling expenditure or extravagance[C17: from Latin sumptuārius concerning expense, from sumptus expense, from sūmere to spend]

sump•tu•ary

(ˈsʌmp tʃuˌɛr i)

adj. 1. pertaining to or regulating expense or personal expenditure, esp. with the intent of restraining extravagance. 2. intended to regulate personal habits on moral or religious grounds. [1590–1600; < Latin sūmptuārius, derivative of sūmptu(s) spending, expense (sūm(ere) to take, procure]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.sumptuary - regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior; "sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots"; "sumptuary laws forbidding gambling"restrictive - serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"
Translations
somptuaire

sumptuary


Related to sumptuary: contumely, visaged, Sumptuary tax
  • adj

Words related to sumptuary

adj regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior

Related Words

  • restrictive
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