Unscramble

s 1 u 1 m 3 p 3 t 1 u 1 a 1 r 1 y 4

9 letters · 16 points in Scrabble

Meaning

adjective regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior

originFrom Latin sūmptuārius (“of or relating to expenditure, sumptuary; person in charge of household expenses”) + English -ary (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Sūmptuārius is derived from sūmptus (“charge, cost, expense”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives); and sūmptus from sūmō (“to catch, seize, take; to acquire, get, obtain; to apply, employ, use; to consume, spend”)…

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