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[syn: deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous]
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]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "sumptuous":
Babylonian, Corinthian, awe-inspiring, awful, barbaric, bask,
costly, dazzling, dear, dear-bought, deluxe, elaborate, elegant,
exorbitant, expensive, extravagant, fancy, fine, glorious,
gorgeous, grand, grandiose, high, high-priced, imposing,
impressive, insolate, lavish, luscious, lush, luxuriant, luxurious,
magnificent, majestic, noble, not affordable, of great cost,
opulent, palatial, plush, posh, premium, pricey, princely, proud,
regal, resplendent, rich, ritzy, royal, showy, splendacious,
splendid, splendiferous, stately, steep, stiff, sun, sun-dry,
sunbathe, sunburn, superb, superfancy, superfine, swank, swanky,
swell, tan, top, unpayable