Usually means: Luxurious and splendid in appearance.
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  1. sumptuous: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. sumptuous: Merriam-Webster
  3. sumptuous: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. sumptuous: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. sumptuous: Collins English Dictionary
  6. sumptuous: Vocabulary.com
  7. Sumptuous, sumptuous: Wordnik
  8. sumptuous: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. sumptuous: Wiktionary
  10. sumptuous: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. sumptuous: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. sumptuous: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. sumptuous: Dictionary.com
  14. sumptuous: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. sumptuous: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Sumptuous: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. sumptuous: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. sumptuous: Rhymezone
  19. Sumptuous: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. sumptuous: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. sumptuous: FreeDictionary.org
  22. sumptuous: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. sumptuous: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. sumptuous: Legal dictionary

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  1. sumptuous: Encyclopedia

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▸ adjective:  Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

Similar:
opulent, deluxe, luxurious, rich, princely, gilded, plushy, feastful, galuptious, opiparous, more...

Opposite:
meager, meagre, plain, simple

Types:
luxurious, opulent, lavish, extravagant, grandiose, plush, palatial, indulgent, decadent, more...

Phrases:
sumptuous repast, sumptuous entertainment, sumptuous feast, sumptuous tone, more...

Colors:
    emerald,     burgundy,     gold,     sapphire,     ruby, more...
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Similar:
opulent, deluxe, luxurious, rich, princely, gilded, plushy, feastful, galuptious, opiparous, more...

Opposite:
meager, meagre, plain, simple

Types:
luxurious, opulent, lavish, extravagant, grandiose, plush, palatial, indulgent, decadent, more...

Phrases:
sumptuous repast, sumptuous entertainment, sumptuous feast, sumptuous tone, more...

Colors:
    emerald,     burgundy,     gold,     sapphire,     ruby, more...



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