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Meaning of word sumptuary from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior.

Example : Sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots.
Sumptuary laws forbidding gambling.

disability (noun)
The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness.

lachrymator (noun)
A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them. Used in dispersing crowds.

statement (noun)
A message that is stated or declared. A communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.

etiolated (adjective)
(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light.

precious stone (noun)
A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry.

financial statement (noun)
A document showing credits and debits.

blaring (noun)
A loud harsh or strident noise.

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Sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine.

muskat (noun)
Any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes.

verbiage (noun)
Overabundance of words.