lavish.

1. Supplied or given in great abundance, often beyond ordinary restraint.

2. To give or spend in great abundance.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• lavish praise
• lavish hospitality

On the page

Lavish praise greeted a manuscript the hosts had scarcely read.

The lavish hospitality made her reluctant to ask who had paid for it.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more lavish; superlative most lavish where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: lavishes.