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LAVISHLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lavishly mean?
• LAVISHLY (adverb)
The adverb LAVISHLY has 2 senses:
1. in a wasteful manner
2. in a rich and lavish manner
Familiarity information: LAVISHLY used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a wasteful manner
Synonyms:
extravagantly; lavishly
Context example:
the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap
Pertainym:
lavish (very generous)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In a rich and lavish manner
Synonyms:
extravagantly; lavishly; richly
Context example:
lavishly decorated
Pertainym:
lavish (characterized by extravagance and profusion)
Context examples
She flattered me, and lavishly displayed for my pleasure her charms and accomplishments.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
If she did, she need not coin her smiles so lavishly, flash her glances so unremittingly, manufacture airs so elaborate, graces so multitudinous.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
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