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| sumptuous [ súmptyoo əss ] |
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1. splendid: magnificent or grand in appearance
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2. extravagant: entailing great expense
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| [15th century. Via French< Latin sumptuosus< sumptus 'expense' < past participle of sumere 'spend' < emere 'take'] |
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  sumptuously adverb |
| sumptuousness noun |
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