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

Meaning of Sumptuous from wikipedia

- festival with great fanfare; gatherings of the extended family and a sumptuous feast are 'de rigueur'. The day begins early with ritual showers, rubbing...
- Russia. He developed an easily recognizable style of Late Baroque, both sumptuous and majestic. His major works, including the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg...
- Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. It officially opened on April 28, 1929, with a sumptuous banquet attended by King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg...
- psychological nuance". Vicki Hyman of The Star-Ledger described it as "sumptuous, stately but never dull". The A.V. Club's Gwen Ihnat said it adds "a cinematic...
- in Venice, but traveled and was prolific throughout Europe, where his sumptuous portraits were much in demand. He was born in Naples. Amigoni initially...
- Middle Eastern Food, The New Book of Middle Eastern Food and Arabesque—Sumptuous Food from Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon. Roden was born in 1936 in Cairo...
- "Netflix series 'The Leopard' remakes the classic Italian novel as a sumptuous period drama". AP News. Retrieved 29 March 2025. Whittock, Jesse (27 April...
- spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound from the orchestras he directed. Stokowski was music director of...
- she launched the first of her fashion collections, characterised by sumptuous femininity combined with unconventional touches, aimed at establishing...
- southern France. The food writer Elizabeth David described it as "that sumptuous amalgamation of haricot beans, sausage, pork, mutton and preserved goose...