Term Gallery logo

Meanings of very sumptuous in English

We have no meanings for "very sumptuous" in our records yet.
Usage of very sumptuous in English
1
Derline entered a sumptuous parlor; it was very sumptuous, too sumptuous.
Parisian Points of View
2
Then at eight a supper, very heavy, very sumptuous, very luxurious.
As Seen By Me
3
It was not a very sumptuous repast, but 't was enough.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 / Little J...
4
I adore waiting at railway stations, but this was not a very sumptuous specimen.
Alarms and Discursions
5
Not a very sumptuous dinner, I reckon; sawdust pudding, perhaps, with cold water sauce!
From Boyhood to Manhood: Life of Benjamin Franklin
6
As Mayor he gave very sumptuous dinners that made epochs in the lives of feeding men.
The History of Caliph Vathek
7
He was very sumptuous in dress and in all other matters, and a little too much so.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 3
8
It was the dining-room, and the remnants of a very sumptuous repast were yet upon the table.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigands of Greece
9
Then purple hoods, and other colours, a little paunchier, waddling more, and lastly the archbishop, very sumptuous.
A Wanderer in Florence
10
We were talking backstage about these very sumptuous and luxurious clothes that were part of student thesis collections.
The new yorker
11
A chattering of women's voices rose up outside Bikku's very sumptuous bedroom, saving En-hedu from making further excuses.
Quest for honour
12
The queen's court was very sumptuous.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
13
The new abbess of Fontevrault, caring less now for claustral seclusion, equipped her new residence in very sumptuous style.
Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 2
14
They are separated by Corinthian columns gilt, and very sumptuous, yet the whole effect is subdued and pleasing, not gaudy.
In Troubadour-Land: A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc
15
Handsomely bound in cloth, $3.50; half morocco ( very sumptuous), $4.50, postpaid
Clovers and How to Grow Them
16
The repast was a very sumptuous high tea-allsorts of cold meats, birds, confitures, cakes of various kinds, and sandwiches.
The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912
This collocation consists of:
Very sumptuous through the time
Very sumptuous across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common