lavishly

[lav-ish-lee]

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.

Other Word Forms

• overlavishly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of lavishly¹

lavish ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Both are making gobs of money, and both are spending lavishly on their AI capabilities.

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After 30-plus years, Jim Henson’s creation returns to series TV — as a lavishly produced climate change parable that pays respect to the original.

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As the title promised, the volume was lavishly illustrated with thumbnail-sized watercolor paintings, most of which depicted wildflower meadows and snowcapped mountain peaks.

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The objects, which include richly embroidered vestments and lavishly sculpted monstrances, Eucharist thrones and sanctuary lamps made of jewel-studded precious metals, are eye-catchingly high Baroque.

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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee and allied pro-Israel PACs reward loyalty with torrents of campaign cash and punish dissent with lavishly funded primary challenges.

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