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

She said that on the contrary, she spends lavishly on him, including partly paying for a Mercedes for his 19th birthday.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Kuehns were sloppy as spies, spending lavishly and drawing attention to themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both are making gobs of money, and both are spending lavishly on their AI capabilities.

From Barron's

Then she stormed back upstairs to her lavishly decorated but friendless suite of rooms, leaving Penelope and Margaret staring at their shoes, at least until Lady Constance was well out of sight.

From Literature

The objects, which include richly embroidered vestments and lavishly sculpted monstrances, Eucharist thrones and sanctuary lamps made of jewel-studded precious metals, are eye-catchingly high Baroque.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• extravagantly
• generously
• richly