lavish
- expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- using or giving in great amounts; prodigal (often followed by of): lavish of his time; lavish of affection.
- to expend or give in great amounts or without limit: to lavish gifts on a person.
Origin of lavish
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generous, bountiful, excessive, posh, wasteful, sumptuous, gorgeous, lush, swanky, opulent, luxurious, effusive, extravagant, grand, ritzy, exuberant, plush, profligate, expend, squanderExamples from the Web for lavish
Contemporary Examples of lavish
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.
Here Comes the Bride…In Flaming Red: Two Centuries of Colorful Wedding DressesLiza Foreman
May 7, 2014
The lavish parties were part of his cover, and after his arrest by the Egyptians he earned the nickname “the Champagne Spy.”
Historical Examples of lavish
In the twenty-three years of his life, every gift that money could lavish had been his.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
Since the death of her father, there had been none on whom she could lavish the great gifts of her tenderness.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
It is an English habit to rail at the lavish expenditure of the French Government.
The Roof of FranceMatilda Betham-Edwards
At this Chaigneux, scenting a loan, collapsed into the most lavish thanks.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
I am begging for a crust from the lavish plenty, all because I am struggling to be honest.
In a Steamer Chair and Other StoriesRobert Barr
lavish
- prolific, abundant, or profuse
- generous; unstinting; liberal
- extravagant; prodigal; wastefullavish expenditure
- (tr) to give, expend, or apply abundantly, generously, or in profusion
Word Origin for lavish
Word Origin and History for lavish
mid-15c., from Middle French lavasse (n.) "torrent of rain, deluge," from Old French lavache, from laver "to wash," from Latin lavare "to wash" (see lave). Related: Lavishly.
1540s, from lavish (adj.). Related: Lavished; lavishing.