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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 mannerplay

2. in a rich and lavish mannerplay

  Familiarity information: LAVISHLY used as an adverb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LAVISHLY (adverb)


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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