lavishes

[lav·ish]

Lavish means generous and extravagant as an adjective and to give generously as a verb. If you don't like it when people lavish you with attention, you might appreciate a lavish spread of excellent food instead.

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Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.

Verb
expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

Adjective S.
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";

Adjective S.
characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"


a.
Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.

a.
Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.

v. t.
To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.


Lavish

Lav"ish , a. [Akin to E. lave to lade out; cf. AS. gelafian to refresh, G. laben.] 1. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise. 2. Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.
Let her have needful, but not lavish, means.
Syn. -- Profuse; prodigal; wasteful; extravagant; exuberant; immoderate. See Profuse.

Lavish

Lav"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lavished ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lavishing.] 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.

To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.

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Usage Examples

You don't have a lot of time you have to get it right. It's amazing how they create these episodes in such a short amount of time. They lavish a lot of care and money on each episode, and they just look terrific.

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Other Usage Examples

And, we have no such thing as a budget anymore. Our manager freaks when we show him the bill. We're lavish to the bone, but all our money goes back into the product.

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