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lavish
[ lav-ish ]
adjective
- expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion:
lavish spending.
Synonyms: wild, unrestrained, wasteful, unreasonable, thriftless, intemperate, improvident, immoderate, extravagant, excessive
- using or giving in great amounts; prodigal (often followed by of ):
lavish of his time;
lavish of affection.
Synonyms: unsparing, openhanded, munificent, liberal, free, effusive, bountiful, generous
Antonyms: tight-fisted, tight, stingy, parsimonious, miserly, cheap
lavish
/ ˈlævɪʃ /
adjective
- prolific, abundant, or profuse
- generous; unstinting; liberal
- extravagant; prodigal; wasteful
lavish expenditure
verb
- tr to give, expend, or apply abundantly, generously, or in profusion
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Derived Forms
- ˈlavisher, noun
- ˈlavishment, noun
- ˈlavishly, adverb
- ˈlavishness, noun
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Other Words From
- lav·ish·er noun
- lav·ish·ly adverb
- lav·ish·ness noun
- o·ver·lav·ish adjective
- o·ver·lav·ish·ness noun
- un·lav·ish adjective
- un·lav·ished adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lavish1
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Origin of lavish1
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Example Sentences
Of course, it could be hard to see that logic through all the lavish weirdness of the proposal.
Lobbyists use these trips to lavish bounty on Congressmen, far from prying eyes.
The Kardashians paid more than $400,000 to rent out the lavish grounds.
The train is lavish in a rich cream color and measures 11.8 feet.
The lavish parties were part of his cover, and after his arrest by the Egyptians he earned the nickname “the Champagne Spy.”
In New York he was much impressed with the "elegant country seats," with the bountiful hospitality, and the lavish way of living.
Little patches may be seen near their huts, on which they lavish their attention and care.
The critics were fulsome in their praise and the public was lavish with its plaudits, but I was abjectly miserable.
The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.
Dazzled by the more lavish gifts, she looked listlessly and disdainfully at bodkins, three for twopence.
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