lautitious
lautitious adjective: sumptuous; luxurious; splendid.
Adjective
lautitious (comparative more lautitious, superlative most lautitious)
- sumptuous; luxurious; splendid
- To sup with thee thou did'st me home invite; And mad'st a promise that mine appetite should meet and tire on such lautitious meat, The like not Heliogabalus did eat.1891, Robert Herrick, Alfred William Pollard, The Hesperides & Noble Numbers - Volume 2, Nabu Press, page 78
- Of Sewer, or Carver, and the like; with divers great Lords of State, all in their Robes: so that there was nothing order'd, at that High Banquet, but with vast Pomp; the meats lautitious, the wines generous, and gract with an Abundance of sumptuous Plate of Gold, the curious work of Vanlesen.1891, K. Paul, The Century Guild Hobby Horse - Volume 6, Trench and Company, page 53
Forms of lautitious
| comparative | more lautitious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most lautitious |
Origin of lautitious
1640s, Latin lautitia ("elegance, magnificence, splendor") nominalized from past participle of lavare (to wash): lautus ("washed, bathed"), see lave.
Questions about lautitious
- What does lautitious mean?
- Lautitious means sumptuous; luxurious; splendid.
- What part of speech is lautitious?
- Lautitious is an adjective.
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