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[syn: sumptuously, opulently]
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):
sumptuously
adv 1: in a sumptuous and opulent manner; "this government
building is sumptuously appointed" [syn: sumptuously,
opulently]