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Definition of Lavish
1. Verb. Expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns. "They lavish their grandchild with money"; "He was showered with praise"
2. Adjective. Very generous. "Called for unstinting aid to Britain"
Similar to: Generous
Derivative terms: Lavishness, Lavishness, Munificence
3. Adjective. Characterized by extravagance and profusion. "A lucullan feast"
Similar to: Rich
Derivative terms: Lavishness, Lucullus, Lushness
Definition of Lavish
1. a. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.
2. v. t. To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.
Definition of Lavish
1. Adjective. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise. ¹
2. Adjective. Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lavish
1. expending or giving in great amounts [adj -ISHER, -ISHEST] : LAVISHLY [adv] / to expend or give in great amounts [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lavish
Literary usage of Lavish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1906)
"... daily papers are lavish in their praise of the two books mentioned below.
If your stock is low order at once. These electros are being used in many ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"... and celebrated with lavish praise. His soft and tractable disposition received
the fair impression of their judicious precepts, and rhe absence of ..."
3. Principles of Economics by Frank William Taussig (1921)
"The notion that lavish expenditure creates demand for labor and makes wages high.
Consequences of investment as compared with "expenditure," 209 — Sec. 3. ..."
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