lavishly

American  

[lav-ish-lee] / ˈlæv ɪʃ li /

adverb

1. profusely, luxuriously, or extravagantly; in great amounts or without limit.

   He spent lavishly, buying up properties and contributing a boat and more than $1 million to local authorities.

   The recipes are lavishly illustrated with large color photographs intended to whet your appetite.

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Other Word Forms

• overlavishly adverb

Etymology

Origin of lavishly

lavish ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Foden, meanwhile, just does not look at home as an England player for one so lavishly talented.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Horsfield’s version shows the kind of sumptuous cage many aspire to live in, revealing why some people prefer to remain lavishly trapped, and others rattle the bars, hoping for escape.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

The question now is whether the lavishly funded project can do more than stoke a local economy for a couple of years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The good vibes proved to be short-lived after China, in January, unleashed a much cheaper artificial-intelligence model called DeepSeek to rival the lavishly hyped OpenAI.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Her pagne — a lavishly cheerful yellow wrap that I’d always admired — was wadded up a few feet away.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

Related Words

• extravagantly
• generously
• richly