sumptuous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

   Sumptuous feast.

2. 2
   adj

   rich and superior in quality

Simplified etymology

Sumptuous comes from Latin sumptuosus, derived from sumptus, “expenditure.” It initially meant “costly” rather than “rich,” and by the mid-16th century had developed the sense “magnificent,” since costly things are often magnificent.

From French somptueux, from Latin sumptuōsus, from sūmptus (“cost, charge, expense”), from sumō (“to take”) + -tus (noun formation suffix).

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