sumptuous

sumptuous meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada

Examples of sumptuous in a sentence

• They dined in a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with gold.
• The fabric has a sumptuous texture.
• I wandered on until I came to a sumptuous palace with a garden adorned with fountains and fishponds, and groves and flowers, and orchards laden with delicious fruit.1829, Washington Irving, The Alhambra, archived from the original on 08 Sep 2015:
• The company had little cash to spend on sumptuous cold collations, and the like.1955 April, R. K. Kirkland, “The Staines Branch, Western Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 227:
• Cabaye pulled all the strings in a dominant home performance and capped a majestic individual display with a sumptuous first-time finish into the far corner for his second goal of the afternoon.2012 April 21, Jonathan Jurejko, “Newcastle 3-0 Stoke”, in BBC Sport:

All 18 example sentences with sumptuous

Synonyms of sumptuous

• lavish

Forms of sumptuous

Origin of sumptuous

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

Words formed from sumptuous

• scrumptious
• sumption
• sumptuary
• sumptuosity
• sumptuously
• sumptuousness
• unsumptuous
• volumptuous

Questions about sumptuous

What does sumptuous mean?

Sumptuous means extremely costly; suggesting great expense.

What is sumptuous in Urdu?

Sumptuous in Urdu is مہنگا, پرتکلف. See Sumptuous meaning in Urdu.

How do you use sumptuous in a sentence?

They dined in a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with gold.

What part of speech is sumptuous?

Sumptuous is an adjective.

How do you pronounce sumptuous?

Sumptuous is pronounced /ˈsʌmptʃuəs/ (UK).