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Lavish Common

Lavish has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

"He was showered with praise"

2

To give out extremely generously; to squander.

"After winning the lottery, he decided to lavish his entire fortune on a week-long vacation in Paris."

Adjective
1

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 unstinting aid to Britain"

2

characterized by extravagance and profusion

"a lavish buffet"

"a lucullan feast"

3

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.

"The king decided to lavish his subjects with gold and jewels after their victory in battle."

Example Sentences
"He was showered with praise" verb
"distributed gifts with a lavish hand" adjective
"the critics were lavish in their praise" adjective
"a munificent gift" adjective
"his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent" adjective
"prodigal praise" adjective
"unsparing generosity" adjective
"his unstinted devotion" adjective
"called for unstinting aid to Britain" adjective
"a lavish buffet" adjective
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
consume
Rhyming Words
ish hish lish tish mish eish rish nish dish bish pish fish kish aish wish gish irish ajish ilish swish
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