sumptuous
adjective/ˈsʌmptʃuəs/
/ˈsʌmptʃuəs/
(formal)- very expensive and looking very impressive
- a sumptuous meal
- We dined in sumptuous surroundings.
- The interior is decorated in sumptuous reds and golds.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySumptuous is used with these nouns:- banquet
- dinner
- feast
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘made or produced at great cost’): from Old French somptueux, from Latin sumptuosus, from sumptus ‘expenditure’, from sumere ‘take’.Definitions on the go
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