Meaning & use
Sumptuously
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In a lavish, luxurious, or richly extravagant manner.
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The ballroom was sumptuously decorated with gold trim and crystal chandeliers.
They dined sumptuously on a seven-course tasting menu.
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From Latin "sumptus," meaning "expense," reflecting the word's link to costly, extravagant display.
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lavishlyopulently
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