Lavish

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  • adjective. Characterized by or produced with extravagance and profusion: synonym: profuse.
  • adjective. Immoderate in giving or bestowing; unstinting.
  • transitive verb. To give or bestow in abundance; shower.
  • transitive verb. To give something in abundance to.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To expend or bestow with profusion; give or layout prodigally: as, to lavish encomiums on a person; to lavish money on a friend, or for gratification.
  • Expending or bestowing with profusion; profuse; prodigal: as, to be lavish of expense, of praise, or of blood.
  • Unrestrained; wild.
  • Expended or bestowed with prodigality or in profuseness; existing in or characterized by profusion; superabundant.
  • Rank, as grass, etc.
  • Synonyms and Profuse, etc. See extravagant.
  • noun. Waste; squandering.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander.
  • adjective. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal
  • adjective. Superabundant; excessive.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.
  • adjective. Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.
  • verb. To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
  • adjective. very generous
  • adjective. characterized by extravagance and profusion
  • Word Usage
    "Grass-roots party members and big donors have been fuming for months over what they call lavish spending at a time when fundraising has been hampered by the economy and a string of political controversies."
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    generous  rich  
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    consume  squander  ware  waste  
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