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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)
- 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."