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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting |
| Derivation | lavishness |
distributed gifts with a lavish hand.
the critics were lavish in their praise.
Examples of lavish
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Today, international resort destinations are all about fabulously lavish extras.
From the businessweek.com
In the lavish suites, you'll find flat panel HDTVs, some with Bose soud systems.
From the cnn.com
Back in the future, each head office seeks to outdo the next in lavish elegance.
From the guardian.co.uk
A couple of rooms have lavish beds, another an assortment of oriental furniture.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Who would have expected such widespread and lavish spending in a game like this?
From the techcrunch.com
Anni and Shrien Dewani had married in lavish style in India a fortnight earlier.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Courting more outrage over Wall Street pay with its plans to pay lavish bonuses?
From the nytimes.com
It could be because of the weather, the profound speeches or the lavish parties.
From the dailyherald.com
The practice of paying lavish allowances began years ago with the oil companies.
From the time.com
- Expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"
- Very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for ...
- Characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"
- (lavishly) extravagantly: in a wasteful manner; "the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap"
- (lavishly) in a rich and lavish manner; "lavishly decorated"
- (lavishness) the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
- (lavishness) extravagance: excessive spending
- To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise; Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise; Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits
- (lavishness) The property of being lavish
