This week's theme: eponyms.

lucullan (loo-KUHL-uhn) adjective

   Lavish, luxurious.

[After a Roman general Lucius Licinius Lucullus (c. 110-57 BCE), who was
known for his sumptuous banquets.]

Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=lucullan

-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)

  "Mr. Buzzi's tastes run the gamut from the simplest to the most Lucullan."
   Aram Bakshian Jr.; Gastronomy; The Wall Street Journal (New York);
   Sep 24, 2005.

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