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Opiparous

O-pip′a-rous

,
Adj.
[L.
opiparus
, fr.
ops
,
opis
, riches +
parare
to provide.]
Sumptuous.
[Obs.]
O-pip′a-rous-ly
,
adv.
[Obs.]
E. Waterhouse.

Definition 2024


opiparous

opiparous

English

Adjective

opiparous (comparative more opiparous, superlative most opiparous)

  1. (obsolete) Sumptuous, luxurious.
    • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.ii.4:
      a fair-built and sumptuous edifice, as that of the Persian kings so much renowned by Diodorus and Curtius, in which all was almost beaten gold […], with sweet odours and perfumes, generous wines, opiparous fare, etc.