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lavisher

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lav⋅ish

  [lav-ish]
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–adjective
1. expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
2. using or giving in great amounts; prodigal (often fol. by of): lavish of his time; lavish of affection.
–verb (used with object)
3. to expend or give in great amounts or without limit: to lavish gifts on a person.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME lavas profusion (n.), profuse (adj.) < MF lavasse downpour of rain, deriv. of laver to wash < L lavāre

Related forms:
lav⋅ish⋅er, noun
lav⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
lav⋅ish⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. unstinted, extravagant, wasteful, improvident; generous, openhanded. Lavish, prodigal, profuse refer to that which exists in abundance and is poured out copiously. Lavish suggests (sometimes excessive) generosity and openhandedness: lavish hospitality; much too lavish. Prodigal suggests wastefulness, improvidence, and reckless impatience of restraint: a prodigal extravagance. Profuse emphasizes abundance, but may suggest overemotionalism, exaggeration, or the like: profuse thanks, compliments, apologies. 3. heap, pour; waste, squander, dissipate.

Antonyms:
1, 2. niggardly.
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lav·ish   (lāv'ĭsh)   
adj.  

  1. Characterized by or produced with extravagance and profusion: a lavish buffet. See Synonyms at profuse.

  2. Immoderate in giving or bestowing; unstinting: The critics were lavish with their praise.

tr.v.   lav·ished, lav·ish·ing, lav·ish·es
To give or bestow in abundance; shower: lavished attention on his customers.

[Middle English laves, probably from Old French lavasse, downpour, from laver, to wash, from Latin lavāre; see lave.]
lav'ish·er n., lav'ish·ly adv., lav'ish·ness n.
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