Sumptuous

 WORD OF THE DAY

sumptuous / adjective / SUMP-shuh-wus

Definition
1: extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent

Examples
"Simple but sumptuous, this sheet-pan cod primavera with blender hollandaise is a spring sensation...."
— headline, The Alaska Dispatch News, 20 Apr. 2022

The film has become infamous for its ludicrous language, sumptuous furnishings, and over the top acting with a capital A.
— Callahan Tormey, Town & Country, 8 May 2022

Did You Know?
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.