Lautitious

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    sumptuous; luxurious; splendid obsolete

    "To sup with thee thou did'st me home invite; And mad'st a promise that mine appetite should meet and tire on such lautitious meat, The like not Heliogabalus did eat."

Example

More examples

"To sup with thee thou did'st me home invite; And mad'st a promise that mine appetite should meet and tire on such lautitious meat, The like not Heliogabalus did eat."

Etymology

1640s, Latin lautitia ("elegance, magnificence, splendor") nominalized from past participle of lavare (to wash): lautus ("washed, bathed"), see lave.

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