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Webster 1913 Edition


Richly

Rich′ly

,
adv.
In a rich manner.

Webster 1828 Edition


Richly

RICH'LY

, adv.
1.
With riches; with opulence; with abundance of goods or estate; with ample funds; as a hospital richly endowed.
In Belmont is a lady richly left.
2.
Gaily; splendidly; magnificently; as richly dressed; richly ornamented.
3.
Plenteously; abundantly; amply as, to be richly paid for services. The reading of ancient authors will richly reward us for the perusal.
4.
Truly; really; abundantly; fully; as a chastisement richly deserved.

Definition 2024


richly

richly

English

Adverb

richly (comparative richlier or more richly, superlative richliest or most richly)

  1. In a rich manner; full of flavor or expression.
    • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 2, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
      She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen, the way she talked to the waiters and the maid, […]all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher.

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