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lavishly

/ˈɫævɪʃɫi/ adv

In a lavish manner, expending profusely.

Word Origin Lavish comes from Old French lavasse 'a downpour of rain,' from laver 'to wash' — so lavishly means 'in a pouring, abundant manner,' like rain washing over everything. The root lavare 'to wash' also gives us lave (to wash), lavatory (a place for washing), and even lotion (through Latin lotio). The idea: when you spend lavishly, you're pouring out money like a rainstorm. The PIE root *leu- meant 'to wash,' which also gives us lather and laundry.

adv In a lavish manner, expending profusely.

The billionaire lavishly decorated his mansion with priceless artworks.

(副词) 挥霍地

这位亿万富翁奢华地用无价的艺术品装饰了他的豪宅。

(adverbio) suntuosamente; fastuosamente; lujosamente; con profusión; generosamente [De manera suntuosa, gastando profusamente.]

El multimillonario decoró suntuosamente su mansión con obras de arte de valor incalculable.

(adverbe) somptueusement; fastueusement; avec profusion; luxueusement; prodigalement [Avec prodigalité ; de façon somptueuse et généreuse, sans compter.]

Le milliardaire a lavishly décoré sa demeure avec des œuvres d'art inestimables.

(Adverb) verschwenderisch; üppig; großzügig [Auf verschwenderische, überreichliche oder üppige Weise; mit großem Aufwand oder in verschwenderischem Maße.]

Der Milliardär dekorierte sein Anwesen **lavishly** mit unschätzbar wertvollen Kunstwerken.

(副詞) 惜しみなく、大げさに、過度に物を使う様子で。

その億万長者は、貴重な美術品で別荘を惜しげもなく飾り付けた。

(advérbio) suntuosamente; profusamente; luxuosamente; extravagantemente; generosamente [De maneira suntuosa, gastando profusamente.]

O bilionário decorou suntuosamente seu mansão com obras de arte de valor inestimável.

Synonyms: generously extravagantly profusely abundantly copiously opulently richly luxuriously Antonyms: sparingly frugally meagerly modestly
Word parts: lavish + ly

Common collocations

be verb illustrate verb with prep in prep decorate verb have verb on prep entertain verb spend verb at prep for prep more adv

Related words

lave lavatory lavishness

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