as in luxuriously
in a luxurious manner
a history book sumptuously illustrated with maps, drawings, and photographs
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Recent Examples of sumptuously
The kind of experience these companies curate manages to be sumptuously luxe and transformatively meaningful—and offers plenty of swashbuckling tales to tell.
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Adam Erace, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Some semblance of discipline will have found its way into your system by way of the early morning wakeup calls, sumptuously clean eating, and happy exercise.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
The mise en scène is sumptuously prepared with flourishes of rococo drollery.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The high street has taken note with Zara and Reformation's glossy white lace-ups, while contemporary labels—from Jamie Haller’s sumptuously soft styles to glove-like pairs by Andrea Gomez and Nothing Written, and even a mesh iteration from Dear Frances—offer equally compelling options.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
The terry cloth—for those who fear its potential micro-scratch—is sumptuously soft and, perhaps most importantly, maintains its texture wash after wash.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 Feb. 2026
They are sumptuously and seriously displayed.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
Around this time, Gaudí was overseeing the building of the Casa Milà, a sumptuously curvaceous apartment building in Barcelona.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Lobster is the most popular entrée and it is sumptuously served once a week – such as broiled, in risotto, or Thermidor, and all menus repeat after 28 days.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Adam Erace, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Some semblance of discipline will have found its way into your system by way of the early morning wakeup calls, sumptuously clean eating, and happy exercise.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
The mise en scène is sumptuously prepared with flourishes of rococo drollery.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The high street has taken note with Zara and Reformation's glossy white lace-ups, while contemporary labels—from Jamie Haller’s sumptuously soft styles to glove-like pairs by Andrea Gomez and Nothing Written, and even a mesh iteration from Dear Frances—offer equally compelling options.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
The terry cloth—for those who fear its potential micro-scratch—is sumptuously soft and, perhaps most importantly, maintains its texture wash after wash.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 Feb. 2026
They are sumptuously and seriously displayed.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
Around this time, Gaudí was overseeing the building of the Casa Milà, a sumptuously curvaceous apartment building in Barcelona.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Lobster is the most popular entrée and it is sumptuously served once a week – such as broiled, in risotto, or Thermidor, and all menus repeat after 28 days.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sumptuously
Adverb
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Something about the floral blue pattern on this dress feels luxuriously elegant.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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This simple recipe from former Food editor Amy Scattergood adds cornmeal and corn flour, which gives the pancake a luxuriously sweet edge.—
Senior Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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The Hormuz closure confirmed this shift loudly, expensively, and irreversibly.—
Tenzin Seldon,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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To be in a place built—so very expensively—on fossil fuels, listening to endless green talk from an industry profiting off planetary destruction, is far more discombobulating than the astonishing shopping options.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Like the documentary, the book is richly illustrated with maps, drawings and paintings.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
6 Dec. 2025
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This product is a richly hydrating formula inspired by one of Curry’s favorite holiday desserts and a cherished staple in Jamaican homes.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
23 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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In a fit-for-TikTok flourish, the conventional curtain call has been replaced by the cast members taking turns dancing—each one extravagantly costumed as a flower, in honor of Wilde, who sometimes wore on his lapel a green carnation, a covert symbol of his homosexuality.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Nov. 2025
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As the 1960s turned into the 1970s—literally, December 31, 1969—Jimi Hendrix debuted his new trio Band of Gypsys at Fillmore East, featuring the extravagantly Afroed singer-drummer Buddy Miles, who flashed both a passable croon and Stubblefield-style backbeat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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On board, the common areas were opulently decorated with monumental staircases and picture windows overlooking a half-mile-long beach.—
Noelann Bourgade,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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Handpicked for their opulently rich golden hues from soft champagne to deep gold.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Adverb
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That’s probably because the shoes come up large and were slightly too wide in our regular size.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2025
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That these are happening at a moment of precariousness for the industry writ large makes the stakes that much higher.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
Adverb
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The smocked waistband stretches comfortably without digging in while the lightweight, breezy fabric helps keep things cool in the heat.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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The 5-inch inseam is just long enough to stay comfortably covered, but short enough to let the breeze in on hot summer days.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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Nearly every neighborhood has its own market, where locals shop stalls piled high with fresh fruits and vegetables.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
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Record sales were up, and due to his assiduous efforts, Colonel never tired of reminding Snow, all sorts of new, high-paying opportunities in radio and television were starting to open up.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Sumptuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sumptuously. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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