lavishly

American  

[lav-ish-lee] / ˈlæv ɪʃ li /

adverb

1. profusely, luxuriously, or extravagantly; in great amounts or without limit.

   He spent lavishly, buying up properties and contributing a boat and more than $1 million to local authorities.

   The recipes are lavishly illustrated with large color photographs intended to whet your appetite.

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Other Word Forms

• overlavishly adverb

Etymology

Origin of lavishly

lavish ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Though concentrated, it’s situated among newly refreshed spaces containing lavishly ornamented mummy coffins, carved grave stelae, canopic jars, tomb wall reliefs and the preserved body of a woman named Gautseshenu.

From The Wall Street Journal

Horsfield’s version shows the kind of sumptuous cage many aspire to live in, revealing why some people prefer to remain lavishly trapped, and others rattle the bars, hoping for escape.

From Salon

When presented without theatrical aspect but as a private process of the imagination, it becomes a lavishly lovable antidote to our too often accepting the world’s absurdity only as dooms-scrollable tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times

The question now is whether the lavishly funded project can do more than stoke a local economy for a couple of years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Spielberg worked within the system, Coppola spent lavishly and even ostentatiously to build his own studio and Lucas found his independence through a quieter, more conservative and technology-driven route.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• extravagantly
• generously
• richly