sumptuous

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈsʌmptʃuəs/
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/ˈsʌmptʃuəs/ · /ˈsʌmpt͡ʃuəs/

Definition of sumptuous

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.
    “sumptuous feast”
    “sumptuous surroundings”
    “sumptuous interior”
    “They dined in a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with gold.”
    “The fabric has a sumptuous texture.”

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Etymology

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

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