Synonyms

lavishly

American

[lav-ish-lee] / ˈlæv ɪʃ li /

adverb

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.

Other Word Forms

overlavishly adverb

Etymology

Origin of lavishly

lavish ( def. ) + -ly

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Rubio also shared a statement on X, saying Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were "green card holders living lavishly in the United States".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

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 • Mar. 30, 2026

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 • Mar. 28, 2026

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 • Mar. 27, 2026

The Weasleys and their guests were sitting in the living room, which Ginny had decorated so lavishly that it was rather like sitting in a paper-chain explosion.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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