All words

sumptuous

Meaning

Possessing or displaying great richness, extravagance, and expense; lavish.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The wedding feast was truly sumptuous. Tables overflowed with roasted meats, delicate pastries, and rare fruits. Guests marveled at the sheer amount of food and the obvious cost of every single luxurious detail. It was a display of immense wealth.

The retrieved artifact glowed with a light that spoke of forgotten kings. Its gold plating, inlaid with stones that shimmered like captured stars, was truly sumptuous. This wasn't just an old trinket; it was a testament to incredible wealth and power from an era long past.

The antique music box, crafted from polished ivory and inlaid with a shimmering mother-of-pearl, played a tinkling melody. Its intricate gears, visible through a crystal window, were a display of great richness. Owning such a piece felt utterly extravagant, an expense few could afford for simple decoration.

The king's banquet was so unbelievably opulent, so ridiculously full of gold plates and mountains of cake, it was just plain sumptuous. Seriously, there was enough roast swan to feed a small army, and the champagne flowed like a fizzy, bubbly river of pure nonsense.

My pet rock, Bartholomew, demanded a truly sumptuous feast of polished pebbles and glitter. He reclined on a velvet cushion, expecting a spread so rich and extravagant, I almost went bankrupt buying tiny gold-plated disco balls. Bartholomew’s tastes were definitely expensive.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The wedding feast was a sight to behold. Mountains of roasted meats, platters overflowing with exotic fruits, and cakes so tall they touched the ceiling—it was all incredibly, undeniably sumptuous. Everyone marveled at the sheer scale of it, the obvious cost, and the incredible generosity on display.

The grand opening of the deep-sea research station featured a spread so sumptuous, divers were momentarily distracted from the bioluminescent anemones. Platters overflowed with exotic kelp preparations and rare, pressurized fruits, a truly lavish feast for minds accustomed to rationing nutrient paste.

The auctioneer tapped his gavel. On the velvet cushion, a single, impossibly large emerald glittered under the spotlights. Whispers rippled through the crowd; this was a stone of sumptuous beauty, its history and sheer price tag speaking of a level of wealth most could only imagine.

Sir Reginald's dinner party was truly something. He'd hired a troop of acrobats to serve the appetizers, and the gravy boat was solid gold. The main course, a whole roasted unicorn (ethically sourced, of course), was so incredibly sumptuous, the guests wept tears of pure, buttery joy.

Barnaby's prize-winning rutabaga, affectionately named Bartholomew, was adorned with a tiny sequined sombrero and a miniature velvet chaise lounge. The sheer extravagance of Bartholomew's display, a true testament to Barnaby's dedication, was undeniably sumptuous, baffling everyone at the county fair’s root vegetable pageant.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The wedding feast was truly sumptuous. Imagine tables laden with roast pheasant, glistening with rich sauces, and overflowing with exotic fruits. It was an extravagant display, every element clearly chosen for its immense cost and sheer opulence.

The rare ore samples, painstakingly extracted from the comet's core, gleamed with an otherworldly light. Each shard, a testament to the expedition's immense cost and daring, felt impossibly heavy. The council's collective gasp confirmed their assessment; this was a truly sumptuous find, beyond any prior expectation.

After weeks of rationing dried algae paste, the arrival of the hyper-freighter meant a feast. Tables groaned under the weight of synthesized proteins and vibrant bioluminescent fruits, a truly sumptuous spread that promised to banish hunger for cycles.

The Duke's ballroom was a spectacle of pure, unadulterated excess. A parade of footmen, sweating profusely, served a *sumptuous* feast of quail stuffed with truffles and a chocolate fountain cascading with gold flakes. Honestly, the sheer opulence was enough to make a peasant faint from delight, or perhaps indigestion.

The Emperor's prize-winning, sentient pet rock, Bartholomew, reclined on a velvet cushion. His tiny, glittering eyes surveyed the scene of his birthday feast: miniature gold chariots overflowing with caviar, a diamond-encrusted water fountain spouting truffle oil, and a towering cake made entirely of artisanal cheese. It was, to put it mildly, a sumptuous spread for Bartholomew the Magnificent.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The wedding feast was a truly sumptuous affair. Platters overflowed with roasted game, delicate pastries, and exotic fruits, all presented on glistening silver. Guests marveled at the sheer opulence, a testament to the family's immense affluence.

The antiquarian marveled at the meticulously preserved alchemical apparatus, its bejeweled alembics and ruby-encrusted retorts glinting under the gaslight. This was no ordinary collection; it was a sumptuous testament to centuries of clandestine research, each piece radiating an almost palpable aura of immense cost and extravagant devotion to the arcane arts.

The alchemist's workshop, usually a place of austere experiments, was transformed. A banquet table groaned under the weight of exotic fruits and impossibly delicate pastries. He'd spared no expense, creating a truly sumptuous display to impress the visiting Grand Vizier, hoping this lavish spread would seal the arcane trade agreement.

The duke's banquets were legendary, a veritable Cornucopia of culinary excess. Imagine platters piled high with iridescent peacock tongues, a truly *sumptuous* display of opulence that made even the most jaded courtiers gasp, their monocles nearly dislodging from their bewildered faces.

The oligarch's pet capybara, Reginald, was adorned in a tunic of spun starlight, a genuinely sumptuous garment befitting his esteemed position as chief purveyor of existential ennui. He’d also commissioned a solid gold, diamond-encrusted scratching post, a testament to his extravagant and notably lavish tastes, though his handler claimed it was for ergonomic reasons.

Difficulty

Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.

Appears in

Play word games with sumptuous Take the 2 minute vocabulary size test