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richly

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪt͡ʃli/

adv

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English richely, from Old English rīċlīċe, from Proto-West Germanic *rīkīlīkō, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijalīkô; by surface analysis, rich + -ly (adverbial suffix).

  1. In a luxurious manner; full of majesty or expression:

    She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen, the way she talked to the waiters and the maid,[…]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher.

  2. In a luxurious manner; full of majesty or expression:
  3. Done advantageously, done as to be wealthy.
  4. Thoroughly, totally; in an ample manner.

    a richly deserved comeuppance

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