lavish (adj.)

  1. very generous; distributed gifts with a lavish hand; the critics were lavish in their praise; a munificent gift; his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent; prodigal praise; unsparing generosity; his unstinted devotion; called for unstinting aid to Britain

    [ Syn: munificent , overgenerous , too-generous , unsparing , unstinted , unstinting ]

  2. characterized by extravagance and profusion; a lavish buffet; a lucullan feast

    [ Syn: lucullan , lush , plush , plushy ]

    lavish (v.)

  1. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; He was showered with praise

    [ Syn: shower ]

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