lavish meaning and definition

LAVISH verb

Definition of lavish (verb)

1. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
   • "He was showered with praise"
   • synonyms: shower

LAVISH adjective

Definition of lavish (adjective)

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"
   • synonyms: munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting
2. characterized by extravagance and profusion
   • "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"
   • synonyms: lucullan, lush, plush, plushy