sumptuously
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8.4
- adverb
- /ˈsʌmp.tʃu.əs.li/
:
suntuosamente
- At the gala, guests were treated to a sumptuously catered meal featuring gourmet dishes.
- sumptuously furnished
- sumptuously dressed
- sumptuously decorated
Examples
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The banquet was sumptuously laid out with golden cutlery and elaborate decorations.
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Doubtless, the old Duke was lodged in one of the bullock wagons, which were sumptuously outfitted, like drawing rooms on wheels.
Fiction book (2000) -
I was celebrating a wedding with myself, with that part of me that wished to sink sumptuously into sleep.
Fiction book (1994) -
We lunch jovially and sumptuously upon the sea's edge.
Blog text (22) -
There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
Blog text (31) -
This sumptuously illustrated volume is a must for anyone (collector, scholar, or admirer) interested in their work.
Academic text (2010) -
The unusually large (42 x 43) still life painting depicts the remains of a sumptuously laden table.
Blog text (32) -
The maids fluttered about like two nervous black birds, plucking at the sleek coats of the two large people who stood quite sumptuously still, allowing themselves to be unwrapped for her delight.
Fiction book (2001) -
Sumptuously draped around her shoulders is a Chinese silk shawl of the type brought to Spain via the Manila galleon trade, eponymously known as Manta de Manila.
Academic text (2015) -
Among the finest examples of Francesco d'Antonio's firmly attributed work from the mid-1450s is the sumptuously decorated frontispiece of Saint Jerome's Epistulae (Fig. 5).
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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4.6
In a large, generous way, often with a lot of money
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4.6
In a very impressive and beautiful way
13
3.4
In a very fancy or expensive way
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3.9
In a very beautiful or impressive way
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5.6
In a very rich and generous way using a lot of money
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6.0
Using or spending much more than needed
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4.6
In a way that looks large and important
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3.5
In a very beautiful and impressive way
5
5.2
With slow, proud movements that look impressive like a king or castle
3
7.9
To act in a way that attracts attention and impresses people
3
5.1
In a very comfortable and expensive way
2
6.0
In a very decorated way with detailed designs like carved patterns or gold
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6.7
To act in a rich way and enjoy expensive things
1
8.3
In a slow, rich way that shows strong physical pleasure or luxury
1
7.2
In a rich, full way that shows thick growth
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4.7
In a full, rich way that sounds warm and pleasing
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7.3
In a rich and expensive way to impress people
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8.3
In a bright and beautiful way that impresses people
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9.1
In a very fancy way with many decorations
1
8.5
In a showy, exaggerated way to impress people
A person or building with a grand, dignified look that impresses people
Someone gives large gifts or money in a very generous way
Antonyms
How Luxurious
Surface Forms
Morphology
sumptuously = sumptuous (semi-transparent) = sumptu + ous + ly
Formation from the adjective 'sumptuous' to the adverb with the productive suffix '-ly' is a regular and transparent derivation.
Etymology
The word sumptuously comes from the Latin words sumptus ('expense') and sumere ('to take'). A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'spending a lot' on food, clothes, or rooms, just like the word expense, so sumptuously means done in a very rich or lavish way.