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lavishly

adverb

  1. opulently, spending a lot of money and effort
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Pronunciation: /ˈlævɪʃli/

adv

Etymology: From Middle English lavausly, equivalent to lavish + -ly.

  1. In a lavish manner, expending profusely.

    He was noted to entertain lavishly, throwing the biggest and best parties in town.

    At twilight in the summer[…]the mice come out. They[…]eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkley, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly—the only lavishment of which he was ever guilty—on the floor.