Adjective

(en adjective)

Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

* 1764 , :

Though poor the peasant’s hut, his feasts though small,

He sees his little lot the lot of all;

Sees no contiguous palace rear its head

To shame the meanness of his humble shed;

No costly lord the sumptuous banquet deal

To make him loathe his vegetable meal;

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, year=1829 , author= , title=The Alhambra citation , passage=I wandered on until I came to a sumptuous palace with a garden adorned with fountains and fishponds, and groves and flowers, and orchards laden with delicious fruit.}}

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, year=2012 , date=April 21 , author=Jonathan Jurejko , title=Newcastle 3-0 Stoke , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Cabaye pulled all the strings in a dominant home performance and capped a majestic individual display with a sumptuous first-time finish into the far corner for his second goal of the afternoon.}}

Adjective

(en adjective)

Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.

So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.

(computer science) Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.

It's easy to prove partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct.

Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.

The referee is blatantly partial !

* Alexander Pope

a partial parent

Having a predilection for something.

* Sir Walter Scott

not partial to an ostentatious display