sumptuous
Extremely costly; suggesting great expenseExtremely costly; suggesting great expense.
» I live in a sumptuous palace.
Я живу в роскошном дворце.
Meaning
2 sensesExtremely costly; suggesting great expense.
Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.
sumptuous feast
sumptuous surroundings
prächtig, prunkvoll, prachtvoll
роско́шныйroskóšnyj, пы́шныйpýšnyj
розкішнийrozkišnyj, пишнийpyšnyj
- ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
Examples
7 sentencesI live in a sumptuous palace.
ruЯ живу в роскошном дворце.
I'm living in a sumptuous palace.
ruЯ живу в роскошном дворце.
I am living in a sumptuous palace.
ruЯ живу в роскошном дворце.
The sumptuous residence of a government official was pillaged.
I've just watched a video on how to bake a sumptuous blueberry pie.
ruТолько что посмотрел видео, как испечь роскошный черничный пирог.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French sumptueux, from Latin sumptuōsus, from sūmptus (“cost, charge, expense”From Middle French sumptueux, from Latin sumptuōsus, from sūmptus (“cost, charge, expense”), from sumō (“to take”) + -tus (noun formation suffix).
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Forms
more sumptuous, most sumptuous| Comparative | more sumptuous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most sumptuous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form