sumptuous
adjective
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The word sumptuous typically describes things that can only be had at some significant expense, a fact that keeps the modern English word tied to its Latin source: sumptus, meaning "expense." Another English adjective, sumptuary, has the same Latin source, but today is found mostly in the context of sumptuary laws, largely historical regulations limiting extravagant expenditures and habits, especially on moral or religious grounds.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 May 2024
Despite the industrial bones of the house, the rooms are soft, warm, and textured, with sumptuous curved furnishings, organic decor, and a calming color palette that also allows the colorful art to pop.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
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“Sumptuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sumptuous. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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