sumptuously

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The mise en scène is sumptuously prepared with flourishes of rococo drollery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

As designed by David Rockwell, it’s sumptuously drenched in Art Deco, a pristinely elegant background in amusing contrast to the farcically inelegant events that take place in it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The Scythe, a sumptuously wounded ballad released as the album's second single, goes even further back.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Henson, outfitted sumptuously by costumer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck, gives “The Color Purple” a vivid, movie-star splash.

From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2023

She treated them all with such kindness, feasting them sumptuously in her house, that for a whole year they stayed happily with her.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton