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sumptuous Definition


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sumptuous
adj
    1. Wildly expensive; extravagantly luxurious.
      Thesaurus: lavish, magnificent, elegant, splendid, luxurious, plush, extravagant, costly, posh, opulent; Antonym: mean.
Derivative: sumptuosity
noun
    Derivative: sumptuously
    adverb
      Etymology: 15c: from Latin sumptuosus, from sumptus cost, from sumere to spend.



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