The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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         We are too magnificient and sumptuous in our tables and
         attendance.                              --Atterbury.
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         She spoke, and turned her sumptuous head, with eyes
         Of shining expectation fixed on mine.    --Tennyson.
   [1913 Webster] -- Sump"tu*ous*ly, adv. --
   Sump"tu*ous*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sumptuous
    adj 1: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded
           dining rooms" [syn: deluxe, gilded, grand,
           luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous]