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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]:
sumptuously
adverb: in a sumptuous and opulent manner; "this government building is sumptuously appointed" [syn: {opulently}]
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