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Lavish
Lav′ish
(lăv′ĭsh)
, Adj.
[Akin to E.
lave
to lade out; cf. AS. gelafian
to refresh, G. laben
.] 1.
Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal;
as,
lavish
of money; lavish
of praise.2.
Superabundant; excessive;
as,
. lavish
spirits
Syn. – Profuse; prodigal; wasteful; extravagant; exuberant; immoderate. See
Profuse
. Lav′ish
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Lavished
(-ĭsht)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lavishing
.] To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander;
as, to
. lavish
money or praiseWebster 1828 Edition
Lavish
LAV'ISH
,Adj.
1.
Prodigal; expending or bestowing with profusion; profuse. He was lavish of expense; lavish of praise; lavish of encomiums; lavish of censure; lavish of blood and treasure.2.
Wasteful; expending without necessity; liberal to a fault.3.
Wild; unrestrained.Curbing his lavish spirit.
LAV'ISH
, v.t.1.
To expend or bestow with profusion; as, to lavish praise or encomiums.2.
To waste; to expend without necessity or use; to squander; as, to lavish money on vices and amusements.Definition 2024
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Alternative forms
Adjective
lavish (comparative lavisher or more lavish, superlative lavishest or most lavish)
- Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
- lavish of money; lavish of praise
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 8, in The Celebrity:
- The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet: […] .
- 1977, Agatha Christie, An Autobiography, Part II, chapter4:
- Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship.
- Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Act 2 Scene 2
- Let her haue needfull, but not lauish meanes
- 1623, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Act 2 Scene 2
Synonyms
- (expending profusely): profuse, prodigal, wasteful, extravagant, exuberant, immoderate
- See also Wikisaurus:prodigal
Related terms
Translations
profuse
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excessive
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Verb
lavish (third-person singular simple present lavishes, present participle lavishing, simple past and past participle lavished)
- (transitive) To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.
Translations
to expend or bestow with profusion