Lucullan

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

After the Roman general Lucullus (circa 117-57 B.C.E.), known for his sumptuous banquets.

Adjective[edit]

Lucullan (comparative more Lucullan, superlative most Lucullan)

  1. Marked by lavishness and richness; sumptuous.
    A Lucullan feast
    • 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 192:
      "He will deign to finish this simple fare and wash it down with nothing more Lucullan than beer."
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