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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Babylonian, Corinthian, awe-inspiring, awful, barbaric, bask, costly, dazzling, dear, dear-bought, deluxe, elaborate, elegant, exorbitant, expensive, extravagant, fancy, fine, glorious, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, high, high-priced, imposing, impressive, insolate, lavish, luscious, lush, luxuriant, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, noble, not affordable, of great cost, opulent, palatial, plush, posh, premium, pricey, princely, proud, regal, resplendent, rich, ritzy, royal, showy, splendacious, splendid, splendiferous, stately, steep, stiff, sun, sun-dry, sunbathe, sunburn, superb, superfancy, superfine, swank, swanky, swell, tan, top, unpayable
Dictionary Results for sumptuous:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
sumptuous
    adj 1: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded
           dining rooms" [syn: deluxe, gilded, grand,
           luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sumptuous \Sump"tu*ous\, a. [L. sumptuosus, fr. sumptus expanse,
   cost: cf. F. somptueux. See Sumptuary.]
   Involving large outlay or expense; costly; expensive; hence,
   luxurious; splendid; magnificient; as, a sumptuous house or
   table; sumptuous apparel.
   [1913 Webster]

         We are too magnificient and sumptuous in our tables and
         attendance.                              --Atterbury.
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         She spoke, and turned her sumptuous head, with eyes
         Of shining expectation fixed on mine.    --Tennyson.
   [1913 Webster] -- Sump"tu*ous*ly, adv. --
   Sump"tu*ous*ness, n.
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