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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sumptuous \Sump"tu*ous\, adjective [L. sumptuosus, fr. sumptus expanse, cost: cf. F. somptueux. See {Sumptuary}.] Involving large outlay or expense; costly; expensive; hence, luxurious; splendid; magnificient; as, a sumptuous house or table; sumptuous apparel.
We are too magnificient and sumptuous in our tables and attendance. --Atterbury.
She spoke, and turned her sumptuous head, with eyes Of shining expectation fixed on mine. --Tennyson. -- {Sump"tu*ous*ly}, adverb -- {Sump"tu*ous*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sumptuous
adjective: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: {deluxe}, {gilded}, {luxurious}, {opulent}, {princely}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "sumptuous": Babylonian, Corinthian, awe-inspiring, awful, barbaric, bask, costly, dazzling, dear, dear-bought, deluxe, elaborate, elegant, exorbitant, expensive, extravagant, fancy, fine, glorious, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, high, high-priced, imposing, impressive, insolate, lavish, luscious, lush, luxuriant, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, noble, not affordable, of great cost, opulent, palatial, plush, posh, premium, pricey, princely, proud, regal, resplendent, rich, ritzy, royal, showy, splendacious, splendid, splendiferous, stately, steep, stiff, sun, sun-dry, sunbathe, sunburn, superb, superfancy, superfine, swank, swanky, swell, tan, top, unpayable
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