sumptuous

Etymology

From French somptueux, from Latin sumptuōsus, from sūmptus (“cost, charge, expense”), from sumō (“I take”) + -tus (noun formation suffix).

adj

  1. Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.
    Though poor the peasant’s hut, his feasts though small, He sees his little lot the lot of all; Sees no contiguous palace rear its head To shame the meanness of his humble shed; No costly lord the sumptuous banquet deal To make him loathe his vegetable meal; 1764, Oliver Goldsmith, The Traveller
    I wandered on until I came to a sumptuous palace with a garden adorned with fountains and fishponds, and groves and flowers, and orchards laden with delicious fruit. 1829, Washington Irving, The Alhambra, archived from the original on 2015-09-08
    Cabaye pulled all the strings in a dominant home performance and capped a majestic individual display with a sumptuous first-time finish into the far corner for his second goal of the afternoon. April 21, 2012, Jonathan Jurejko, “Newcastle 3-0 Stoke”, in BBC Sport

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