Lucullan

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

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."