Lavish - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈlævɪʃ|  American pronunciation of the word lavish
Brit.  |ˈlævɪʃ|  British pronunciation of the word lavish

verb

- expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns (syn: shower)

adjective

- very generous (syn: munificent, unsparing)
distributed gifts with a lavish hand
the critics were lavish in their praise
- characterized by extravagance and profusion (syn: plush, plushy)
a lavish buffet

Extra examples

...this lavish consumption of our natural resources simply cannot continue...

...doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children...

...a great actor who lavished his talent in lousy movies...

He is never lavish with praise.

If she lavished as much care on the children as she does on the dog, the family would be better off.

The food was lavish.

We were always lavish with financial aid in times of crisis.

He was always lavish in his praise of my efforts.

He lavished attention on her.

Hug your children and lavish them with love.

All of his movies feature lavish sets and exotic locations.

...a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense...

...the evangelist's lavish lifestyle discords with his professed religious beliefs...

...the lavish spectacle results in one exhilaration after another...

...the cost of such a lavish affair may be a matter of some immateriality to the wedding planner, but not to the person who has to foot the bill...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: lavish
he/she/it: lavishes
present participle: lavishing
past tense: lavished
past participle: lavished
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