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lavishes Definition


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lavish
adj
    1. Spending or giving generously.
    2. Gorgeous or luxurious.
      Example: lavish decoration
    3. Too generous; extravagant or excessive.
      Thesaurus: extravagant, opulent, bountiful, effusive, fulsome, gorgeous, prodigal, excessive, immoderate, copious; Antonym: sparing, parsimonious.
verb
    lavishes, lavished, lavishing
    1. To spend (money) or give (praise, etc) freely or generously.
      Thesaurus: shower, heap, pour, deluge, expend.
Derivative: lavishly
adverb
    Derivative: lavishness
    noun
      Etymology: 15c: from French lavasse deluge of rain.



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