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lavishly

adverb

in a rich and lavish manner

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
L
Ends with
Y
Contains
AV
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈlævɪʃli

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adverb

  1. in a rich and lavish manner

    “lavishly decorated”

adverb

  1. in a wasteful manner

    “the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap”

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Example Sentences

lavishly decorated
the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap

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