SUMPTUOUS


Meaning of SUMPTUOUS in English

sump ‧ tu ‧ ous /ˈsʌmptʃuəs/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: sumptueux , from Latin sumptuosus , from sumptus 'cost' ]

very impressive and expensive:

a sumptuous feast

a sumptuous palace

—sumptuously adverb

—sumptuousness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.