Lucullan
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)
- 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."