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Definition: Sumptuously |
SumptuouslyAdverb1. In a sumptuous and opulent manner; "this government building is sumptuously appointed". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sumptuously" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonym: SumptuouslySynonym: opulently (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Sumptuously |
| English words defined with "sumptuously": opulently ♦ wine and dine. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sumptuously": Brocklehurst. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Sumptuously" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Sumptuously" is used about 30 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 30 | 63,341 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "sumptuously"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 奢侈地. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | kostbar (golden, luxurious, precious, preciously, sumptuous, valuable), kostbare (preciously, valuably). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πολυτελώσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | pompásan (brilliantly, capitally, gallantly, gorgeously, magnificently, splendidly, superbly, to get on like a house on fire), pompában, pazarul (luxuriously, magnificently, opulently), költségesen, fényűzőn. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sontuosamente (richly), fastosamente (magnificently, splendidly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | " 하게 (Brilliantly, gorgeously, Ornately, splendidly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | umptuouslysay somptuos (gorgeous, luxurious, magnificent, palatial, plush, princely, rich, richly, sumptuous). (various references) роскошно (luxuriously). (various references) suntuosamente (richly). (various references) розкішно (luxuriously, richly, royally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 16, Verse 19 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | AnqrwpoV de tiV hn plousioV kai enedidusketo porfuran kai busson eufrainomenoV kaq hmeran lamprwV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Homo quidam erat dives et induebatur purpura et bysso et epulabatur cotidie splendide |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Sum welig man wæs. and he wæs gescrydd mid purpuran and mid twine: and dæghwamlice riclice gewistfullude; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | There was a riche man, and was clothid in purpur, and whit silk, and eete euery dai schynyngli. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Ther was a certayne ryche man which was clothed in purple and fyne bysse and fared deliciously every daye. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 16, Verse 19 |
| Cebuano | ¶ "Dihay usa ka tawong dato nga nagsapot ug purpora ug lino nga manipis, ug nagkaon sa makabuhong nga pagkaon matag-adlaw. |
| Croatian | "Bijaše neki bogataš. Odijevao se u grimiz i tanani lan i danomice se sjajno gostio. |
| Danish | Men der var en rig Mand, og han klædte sig i Purpur og kostbart Linned og levede hver Dag i Fryd og Herlighed. |
| Dutch | En er was een zeker rijk mens, en was gekleed met purper en zeer fijn lijnwaad, levende allen dag vrolijk en prachtig. |
| Finnish | Oli rikas mies, joka pukeutui purppuraan ja hienoihin pellavavaatteisiin ja eli joka päivä ilossa loisteliaasti. |
| French | Il y avait un homme riche, qui était vêtu de pourpre et de fin lin, et qui chaque jour menait joyeuse et brillante vie. |
| German | Es war aber ein reicher Mann, der kleidete sich mit Purpur und köstlicher Leinwand und lebte alle Tage herrlich und in Freuden. |
| Hungarian | Vala pedig egy gazdag ember, és öltözik vala bíborba és patyolatba, mindennap dúsan vigadozván: |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | "Adalah seorang yang kaya. Pakaiannya mahal-mahal, dan hidupnya mewah setiap hari. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | "Adalah seorang orang kaya; maka ia memakai pakaian ungu dan kain halus, serta hidup bersuka-suka dengan kemewahannya tiap-tiap hari. |
| Italian | C'era un uomo ricco, che vestiva di porpora e di bisso e tutti i giorni banchettava lautamente. |
| Latvian | Bija kâds bagâtnieks, kas ìçrbâs purpurâ un smalkâ audeklâ un katru dienu lepni dzîroja. |
| Maori | ¶ Na tera tetahi tangata whai taonga i mua, he kakahu papura ona, he rinena pai, a ko tana mahi he kai tonu i nga kai papai i nga ra katoa: |
| Norwegian | Der var en rik mann, og han klædde sig i purpur og kostelig linklæde og levde hver dag i herlighet og glede. |
| Portuguese | Ora, havia um homem rico que se vestia de púrpura e de linho finíssimo, e todos os dias se regalava esplendidamente. |
| Rumanian | ,,Era un om bogat, care se kmbrqca kn porfirq wi in supyire; wi kn fiecare zi ducea o viayq plinq de veselie wi strqlucire. |
| Russian | оЕЛПФПТЩК ЮЕМПЧЕЛ 'ЩМ 'ПЗБФ, П"ЕЧБМУС Ч ПТЖЙТХ Й ЧЙУУПО Й ЛБЦ"ЩК "ЕОШ ЙТЫЕУФЧПЧБМ 'МЙУФБФЕМШОП. |
| Shuar | ¶ `Aishman Kuítrintin ámai. Niisha Imiá shiir pushin ti kuit ainia nujai iwiarmamniuyi. Tura tuke tsawant yurumak ti kuit amia nujai namperan najanniuyi. |
| Spanish | "Cierto hombre era rico, se vestía de púrpura y de lino fino, y hacía cada día banquete con esplendidez. |
| Swahili | "Palikuwa na mtu mmoja tajiri, ambaye alikuwa anavaa mavazi ya bei kubwa sana ya rangi ya zambarau, na ya kitani safi, na kufanya sherehe kila siku. |
| Swedish | Det var en rik man som klädde sig i purpur och fint linne och levde var dag i glädje och prakt. |
| Uma | ¶ "Ria hadua topo'ua'. Pohea-na hewa pohea magau', paka' to masuli' oli-na. Tuwu' -na butu eo-na hewa toposusa' -damo. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "sumptuously": presumptuously. (additional references) | |
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"Sumptuously" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: sumtuously. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "l-m-o-p-s-s-t-u-u-u-y" | |
-2 letters: sumptuous. | |
-3 letters: tumulous. | |
-4 letters: spumous, tumulus. | |
-5 letters: lupous, mostly, moults, mysost, possum, poults, pussly, slumps, smolts, solums, spouts, sputum, stomps, stoups, stumps, stumpy, stylus, tossup, upmost, uptoss. | |
| Words containing the letters "l-m-o-p-s-s-t-u-u-u-y" | |
+3 letters: presumptuously. | |
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