The meaning of Sumptuous

adjective

Costing a lot; expensive.

Usage examples:

Major problems requiring costly repairs

adjective

Expensive

Usage examples:

This procedure can be very costly., her costly mistake allowed the opponents to score.

adjective

Costing a lot of money

Usage examples:

Costly repairs, the delays in the schedule proved very costly., their failure to consult staff memb…

adjective

Luxurious or sumptuous; of a superior kind.

Usage examples:

A deluxe hotel

adjective

Of very high quality

Usage examples:

A deluxe hotel

adjective

Costing a lot of money.

Usage examples:

Keeping a horse is expensive

adjective

Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.

Usage examples:

It was rather extravagant to buy both

adjective

More expensive than is necessary or reasonable, or having the characteristics of being expensive

Usage examples:

Company executives enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle., top athletes are showered with extravagant gi…

adjective

Spending or costing a lot of money

Usage examples:

Severe cuts in public spending mean that demands for extravagant pay rises are no longer realistic.…

adjective

Beautiful; very attractive.

Usage examples:

Gorgeous colours and exquisite decoration

adjective

Magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style.

Usage examples:

A grand country house

noun

A thousand dollars or pounds.

Usage examples:

He gets thirty-five grand a year

adjective

Important and large in degree or size

Usage examples:

When i mess up, i mess up on a grand scale., the ten top essayists will compete for the $10,000 gra…

adjective

Grand and impressive in appearance.

Usage examples:

An imposing 17th-century manor house

verb

Force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.

Usage examples:

The decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others

adjective

Noticeable because of large size, appearance, or importance

Usage examples:

An imposing mansion

adjective

Evoking admiration through size, quality, or skill; grand, imposing, or awesome.

Usage examples:

An impressive view of the mountains

adjective

Causing someone to feel admiration or respect

Usage examples:

An impressive performance, an impressively large collection of medals

adjective

Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

Usage examples:

A lavish banquet

verb

Bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on.

Usage examples:

The media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film

adjective

Spending, giving, or using more than is necessary or reasonable; more than enough

Usage examples:

The team has the most lavish training facility in the league., they live in a lavishly furnished ap…

adjective

(of vegetation, especially grass) growing luxuriantly.

Usage examples:

Lush greenery and cultivated fields

noun

A heavy drinker, especially a habitual one.

Usage examples:

A lush who doesn't make very much sense most of the time

verb

Make (someone) drunk.

Usage examples:

Mr hobart got so lushed up he was spilling drinks down his shirt

adjective

Extremely comfortable or elegant, especially when involving great expense.

Usage examples:

The island's most luxurious hotel

adjective

Very comfortable and expensive

Usage examples:

They have a very luxurious house., we spent a luxurious weekend at a country hotel., the cat gave a…

adjective

Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive.

Usage examples:

A dramatic landscape of magnificent mountains

adjective

Ostentatiously costly and luxurious.

Usage examples:

The opulent comfort of a limousine

adjective

Rich in appearance; showing great wealth

Usage examples:

He lived an opulent lifestyle that included sports cars and enormous homes.

adjective

Resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid.

Usage examples:

Her palatial apartment in mayfair

adjective

(of a house or other property) large and highly decorated; like a palace

Usage examples:

They lived in a palatial apartment.

noun

A rich fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or a combination of these, with a long, soft nap.

Usage examples:

Plush upholstery

adjective

Richly luxurious and expensive.

Usage examples:

A plush mayfair flat

adjective

Expensive, comfortable, and of high quality

Usage examples:

A plush hotel room

adjective

Relating to a prince.

Usage examples:

The princely states of india

adjective

(esp. of money) very large in amount

Usage examples:

Advertisers pay a princely sum for prime-time commercials.

adjective

Attractive and impressive through being richly colourful or sumptuous.

Usage examples:

She was resplendent in a sea-green dress

adjective

Beautiful and seeming to shine

Usage examples:

A white hat resplendent with red velvet flowers

adjective

Having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy.

Usage examples:

A rich and famous family

adjective

Having a lot of money or valuable possessions; wealthy

Usage examples:

A rich man, the united states is one of the world’s richest nations., a rich brocade jacket, the co…

adjective

Having a lot of money or valuable possessions

Usage examples:

He's the third richest man in britain., all of the world's richest nations were invited to attend t…

adjective

Expensively stylish.

Usage examples:

The ritzy plaza hotel

adjective

Expensive and showy

Usage examples:

They had a ritzy wedding.

adjective

Magnificent; very impressive.

Usage examples:

A splendid view of windsor castle

adjective

Extremely good, large, or important

Usage examples:

Our splendid weather ended with a terrible storm., the splendid old opera house was torn down.

abbreviation

Namibia (international vehicle registration).

noun

Abbreviation for scotch whisky association: an organization for companies that produce whisky in scotland, which protects their interests, provides information, etc.

Usage examples:

The swa has campaigned against buying malt whisky as an investment.