lavish

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lav|ish /l'ævɪʃ/ (lavishes lavishing lavished)
1 [ADJ]
If you describe something as lavish, you mean that it is very elaborate and impressive and a lot of money has been spent on it.
...a lavish party to celebrate Bryan's fiftieth birthday...
He staged the most lavish productions of Mozart...
● lavishly [ADV] ADV with v
...the train's lavishly furnished carriages.
2 [ADJ]
If you say that spending, praise, or the use of something is lavish, you mean that someone spends a lot or that something is praised or used a lot.
Critics attack his lavish spending and flamboyant style...
The book drew lavish praise from literary critics.
= extravagant
3 [ADJ] oft ADJ in/with n
If you say that someone is lavish in the way they behave, you mean that they give, spend, or use a lot of something.
American reviewers are lavish in their praise of this book...
He was always a lavish spender.
● lavishly [ADV] ADV with v
Entertaining in style needn't mean spending lavishly.
4 [VERB] V n on/upon n, V n with n
If you lavish money, affection, or praise on someone or something, you spend a lot of money on them or give them a lot of affection or praise.
Prince Sadruddin lavished praise on Britain's contributions to world diplomacy...
The emperor promoted the general and lavished him with gifts.

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