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Meanings of lavishly in English

In a wasteful manner.

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Examples for "richly"
Examples for "richly"
1
The clause reads as follows: South Africa is a richly diverse society.
The South African
2
He invited them in; the house was comfortably, but not richly furnished.
Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century
3
In the corner was a richly wrought monogram of the initials H.G.
Hetty Gray / Nobody's Bairn
4
A richly carved square-string course runs along the base of the triforium.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford / A Descript...
5
The idols in it are richly inlaid with gold and precious stones.
The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
1
Most parents brought it from home; we extravagantly bought ours at Bob's.
The Guardian
2
As to the profits of the undertaking let us be extravagantly liberal.
Rides on Railways
3
He neither spoke nor behaved extravagantly in that great moment of comprehension.
The Masquerader
4
She was extravagantly attired in a huge picture hat with black plumes.
The Torrent (Entre Naranjos)
5
The tall mage bowed again, more extravagantly, a hand over his heart.
The city in the lake
1
But the ointment was not meant to be used quite so wastefully.
History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume 10 (o...
2
Full of overweening contempt of Wellington, he began the fight heedlessly and wastefully.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
3
I could not give them- Ishouldnot wastefully fling them away.
The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
4
These rambles were but the last, sweet, wastefully-spent remnants of a happy season.
Gaston de Latour; an unfinished romance
5
He here became annoyed to observe that his cigarette had been burning wastefully.
The Wrong Twin
Usage of lavishly in English
1
The Lady Pamela's diamonds will maintain us lavishly for years to come.
The dog said bow-wow
2
The night was perfect, and the cloudless sky lavishly gemmed with stars.
Brood of the Witch-Queen
3
Every need was lavishly supplied them-money ,material ,labour ;onlyspace was restricted.
The War in the Air
4
The existing ducal palace was enlarged to huge dimensions and lavishly decorated.
The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller
5
The public lands were lavishly parcelled out among themselves and their followers.
Canada
6
His great wealth had been spent lavishly for the benefit of others.
Run to Earth: A Novel
7
She spent lavishly on travel packages to Trump-branded businesses, the newspapers reported.
Reuters
8
More than 100 of these are collected in this lavishly illustrated tome.
Wired
9
Ayla recalled that the upper panels were lavishly decorated on the outside.
The Shelters of Stone
10
It is hard and wide as always, and lavishly decorated with kilometre-stones.
A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees
11
When introduced to Madeline, he complimented her lavishly on her fetching hat.
Unfinished desires: a novel
12
It is well lighted, thoroughly aired, and lavishly provided with fresh water.
Reprinted Pieces
13
It looks more like a lavishly decorated palace than a train station.
The South African
14
No man among us can boast of a name so lavishly adorned.
In the Days of Poor Richard
15
She seemed to be offering herself lavishly, recklessly, triumphantly, to the light.
The Helpmate
16
It's a manic-depressive city, spending lavishly and then desperately suffering... View Article
The new yorker
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Lavishly across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common