Lucullan: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Lucullan adjective. Of a meal, extravagantly lavish and luxurious.
How to say it
loo-KUL-un/luːˈkʌlən/
3 syllables, stressed on the second (KUL).
Lucullan in a sentence
It was a Lucullan feast of oysters, pheasant and three kinds of pudding.
Their Lucullan dinners were famous, and so, eventually, were their debts.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- lavish
- sumptuous
- opulent
Opposite:
- frugal
- spartan
Where Lucullan comes from
From Lucius Licinius Lucullus, a Roman general famous for his banquets.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Their _____ dinners were famous, and so, eventually, were their debts.
- abstemious
- bibulous
- Lucullan
Show the answer
Lucullan: Their Lucullan dinners were famous, and so, eventually, were their debts.