lavish
pronunciation
How to pronounce lavish in British English:
UK [ˈlævɪʃ]
How to pronounce lavish in American English:
US [ˈlævɪʃ]
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- Verb:
- expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
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- Adjective:
- very generous
- characterized by extravagance and profusion
Word Origin
- lavish (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French lavasse (n.) "torrent of rain, deluge," from Old French lavache, from laver "to wash," from Latin lavare "to wash" (see lave). Related: Lavishly.
- lavish (v.)
- 1540s, from lavish (adj.). Related: Lavished; lavishing.
Example
- 1. Those longed-for record contracts , when they finally appear , are seldom lavish .
- 2. Lavish her if you can but not at the cost of being bankrupted .
- 3. But funds are in short supply ; a lavish american-style gi bill of rights is unlikely .
- 4. Nothing impulsive or lavish , it would seem .
- 5. Michigan 's subsidies , once considered improbably lavish , may soon be matched by washington , dc .