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Lavish Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Lavish? [adj] very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [adj] characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [v] expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Lavish: generous \| lucullan \| lush \| munificent \| overgenerous \| plush \| plushy \| prodigal \| rich \| shower \| too-generous \| unsparing \| unstinted \| unstinting Related Terms \| Find terms related to Lavish: abounding \| abundant \| accord \| administer \| affluent \| afford \| alive with \| allot \| allow \| all-sufficing \| ample \| aplenty \| award \| bestow \| bestow on \| bighearted \| blow \| bottomless \| bounteous \| bountiful \| bristling \| bursting \| communicate \| confer \| copious \| crawling \| crowded \| crowding \| deal \| deal out \| diffuse \| dish out \| dispense \| dissipate \| dissipative \| dole \| dole out \| donate \| easy come \| easy go \| effuse \| effusive \| epidemic \| exaggerated \| excessive \| exhaustless \| expend \| extend \| extravagant \| exuberant \| fat \| fertile \| flush \| fork out \| free \| freehanded \| freehearted \| full \| galore \| gamble away \| generous \| gift \| gift with \| give \| give freely \| give out \| giving \| go through \| gorgeous \| gracious \| grant \| greathearted \| hand out \| handsome \| hang the expense \| heap \| help to \| hospitable \| immoderate \| impart \| impressive \| improvident \| in plenty \| in profusion \| in quantity \| incontinent \| inexhaustible \| intemperate \| issue \| jammed \| jam-packed \| large \| largehearted \| let have \| liberal \| lush \| luxuriant \| luxurious \| magnanimous \| many \| maximal \| mete \| mete out \| much \| munificent \| numerous \| offer \| open \| openhanded \| open-handed \| openhearted \| opulent \| overabundant \| overbounteous \| overcopious \| overexuberant \| overflowing \| overgenerous \| overlavish \| overliberal \| overluxuriant \| overmuch \| overnumerous \| overplenteous \| overplentiful \| overplenty \| overpopulated \| overpopulous \| overprolific \| packed \| penny-wise and pound-foolish \| plenitudinous \| plenteous \| plentiful \| plenty \| plethoric \| populous \| pound-foolish \| pour \| present \| prevailing \| prevalent \| princely \| prodigal \| productive \| proffer \| profligate \| profuse \| profusive \| proliferating \| prolific \| pullulating \| rain \| rampant \| render \| replete \| rich \| rife \| riotous \| run through \| running over \| scatter \| seize the day \| serve \| shell out \| shower \| sink \| slather \| slip \| snow \| sow broadcast \| spend \| spendthrift \| splendid \| squander \| stintless \| studded \| sumptuous \| superabundant \| swarming \| teeming \| tender \| thick \| thick as hail \| thick with \| thick-coming \| thronged \| thronging \| throw away \| throw money around \| thrust \| uncurbed \| ungrudging \| unreasonable \| unrestrained \| unselfish \| unsparing \| unstinted \| unstinting \| vouchsafe \| waste \| wasteful \| wealthy \| well-found \| well-furnished \| well-provided \| well-stocked \| wholesale \| yield See Also \| blow \| squander Lavish In Webster's Dictionary \Lav"ish\ (l[a^]v"[i^]sh), a. [Akin to E. lave to lade out; cf. AS. gelafian to refresh, G. laben.] 1. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise. 2. Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits. Let her have needful, but not lavish, means. --Shak. Syn: Profuse; prodigal; wasteful; extravagant; exuberant; immoderate. See {Profuse}. \Lav"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lavished} (-[i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lavishing}.] To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.

Lavish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lavish?

[adj] very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"
[adj] characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"
[v] expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

See Also | blow | squander

Lavish In Webster's Dictionary

\Lav"ish\ (l[a^]v"[i^]sh), a. [Akin to E. lave to lade
out; cf. AS. gelafian to refresh, G. laben.]
1. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as,
   lavish of money; lavish of praise.

2. Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.

         Let her have needful, but not lavish, means. --Shak.

Syn: Profuse; prodigal; wasteful; extravagant; exuberant;
     immoderate. See {Profuse}.


\Lav"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lavished} (-[i^]sht); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Lavishing}.]
To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality;
to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.

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