Stupendous vs. Sumptuous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Stupendous and Sumptuous
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Definitions
Stupendous
So great in scope, degree, or importance as to amaze
A stupendous catastrophe.
Sumptuous
Of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish
"He likes big meals, so I cook sumptuous ones" (Anaïs Nin).
Stupendous
Extremely large in amount, extent, or size; enormous
Stupendous wealth.
A stupendous waterfall.
Sumptuous
Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.
Stupendous
Remarkable; outstanding
"Perhaps he had never possessed the necessary egoism, and was secretly relieved no longer having to be publicly stupendous" (Philip Roth).
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Sumptuous
Involving large outlay or expense; costly; expensive; hence, luxurious; splendid; magnificient; as, a sumptuous house or table; sumptuous apparel.
We are too magnificient and sumptuous in our tables and attendance.
She spoke, and turned her sumptuous head, with eyesOf shining expectation fixed on mine.
Stupendous
Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.
One cannot appreciate how stupendous the Matterhorn is without seeing it.
Sumptuous
Rich and superior in quality;
A princely sum
Gilded dining rooms
Stupendous
Of stunning excellence or degree; marvelous.
The renovator created a stupendous new look for our house.
Stupendous
Astonishing; wonderful; amazing; especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation; as, a stupendous pile.
All are but parts of one stupendous whole.
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Stupendous
So great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe;
Colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple
Has a colossal nerve
A prodigious storm
A stupendous field of grass
Stupendous demand
