C2adjectiveformalfoodhome
US/ˈsʌmp.tʃu.əs/
UK/ˈsʌmp.tʃu.əs/
very rich, impressive and expensive-looking, especially a meal or a room
In context
The wedding guests were served a sumptuous ten-course dinner.
The royal palace in Hue was once full of sumptuous rooms and gardens.
We splashed out on a sumptuous suite with a view over the bay.
Words that go with sumptuous
adjective + noun
- sumptuous feastFor Tet, Grandma cooks a sumptuous feast for the whole family.
- sumptuous mealAfter a sumptuous meal, we could hardly move.
- sumptuous banquetThe emperor held a sumptuous banquet for foreign guests.
- sumptuous interiorThe hotel's sumptuous interior is full of silk and dark wood.
- sumptuous surroundingsGuests relax in sumptuous surroundings by the pool.