All 4 Uses
sumptuous
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Around the World in 80 Days
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- The mansion in Saville Row, though not sumptuous, was exceedingly comfortable.†
Chpt 1
- He rose at thirteen minutes to one, and directed his steps towards the large hall, a sumptuous apartment adorned with lavishly-framed paintings.†
Chpt 3
- Some Brahmins, clad in all the sumptuousness of Oriental apparel, and leading a woman who faltered at every step, followed.†
Chpt 12 *
- The purchases made, they returned to the hotel, where they dined at a sumptuously served table-d'hote; after which Aouda, shaking hands with her protector after the English fashion, retired to her room for rest.†
Chpt 20
Definitions:
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(1)
(sumptuous) magnificent (impressively wonderful) -- often indicating something expensive
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)