Definition of Lucullan

1. Adjective. Characterized by extravagance and profusion. "A lucullan feast"

Exact synonyms: Lavish, Lush, Plush, Plushy
Similar to: Rich
Derivative terms: Lavishness, Lucullus, Lushness

Definition of Lucullan

1. Adjective. Marked by lavishness and richness; sumptuous. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lucullan

luctiferous
luctual
lucubrate
lucubrated
lucubrates
lucubrating
lucubration
lucubrations
lucubrator
lucubrators
lucubratory
lucule
luculent
luculently
lucules
lucullan (current term)
lucullite
lucullites
lucuma
lucumas
lucumo
lucumos
lud
luddenite
lude
luderick
ludericks
ludes
ludibrious
ludibund

Literary usage of Lucullan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. La démocratie libérale by Thomas Hodgkin, Etienne Vacherot (1896)
"These, however, are but slight coincidences ; but when it is remembered that it was to ' the lucullan Castle' that Augustulus was consigned by the barbarian ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Lucullan on Dictionary.com!Search for Lucullan on Thesaurus.com!Search for Lucullan on Google!Search for Lucullan on Wikipedia!

Search