lavish
adjective
expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion.
lavishment
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a word derived from
lavish.
Example Sentences
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The overplus of men made them amenable to the commands of the women, who often dominated in permanent alliances, demanding lavishment of wealth and attention from their husbands.
From White Shadows in the South Seas by Frederick O'Brien
Rosamond had to make her little confession, and he poured out words of gratitude and tenderness with impulsive lavishment.
From Middlemarch by George Eliot
In the lavishment of his love, richer of its long accumulation, he was faithful to his duty of teacher, and was amply rewarded by her progress in study.
From The Prince of India — Volume 01 by Lewis Wallace
The pleasure of the work and the pride in a production well done will amply repay an ungrudging lavishment of time and labor.
From The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays by Walter Ben Hare
There can no advocate, no persuasive words, no false excuse, no mightiness of riches, no pomp of rank, no lavishment of bribes, avail to pervert righteous judgement.
From Barlaam and Ioasaph by Saint John of Damascus
