'Sumptuously' definitions:
Definition of 'sumptuously'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a sumptuous and opulent manner; "this government building is sumptuously appointed" [syn: sumptuously, opulently]
Definition of 'Sumptuously'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]