lavish

Meanings

Adjective

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
Superabundant; excessive.

Verb

To give out extremely generously; to squander.
To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.

Related

Similar words

: profuse, prodigal, wasteful, extravagant, exuberant, immoderate, opulent

Origin

From Middle English *lavish, laves, *lavaus, lavage, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French lavasse, or derived from Middle English laven. See lave.

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