Both Uses of
sumptuous
in
The Awakening
- Furthermore, in one of the daily papers appeared a brief notice to the effect that Mr. and Mrs. Pontellier were contemplating a summer sojourn abroad, and that their handsome residence on Esplanade Street was undergoing sumptuous alterations, and would not be ready for occupancy until their return.†
Chpt 32
- She contemplated with the greatest interest this woman who gave the most sumptuous dinners in America, and who had all the men in New Orleans at her feet.†
Chpt 39 *
Definition:
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(sumptuous) of superior quality -- often indicating extravagance or expensiveness