lavishly C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈlævɪʃli/ See IPA manual Freq #53771 Meanings 1 adv in a rich and lavish manner Lavishly decorated. 2 adv in a wasteful manner The United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a rich and lavish manner extravagantlyrichly 2 adv · in a wasteful manner extravagantly More liberallyluxuriouslyplentifully ↔ Opposites economically Word family Related forms lavishness Etymology From Middle English lavausly, equivalent to lavish + -ly. lavausly Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # lavishly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈlævɪʃli/ **Frequency rank:** 53771 ## Meanings 1. in a rich and lavish manner 2. in a wasteful manner ## Examples - Lavishly decorated. - The United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap. ## Synonyms - extravagantly - richly - liberally - luxuriously - plentifully ## Antonyms - economically ## Related Forms - lavishness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lavausly ## Etymology From Middle English lavausly, equivalent to lavish + -ly. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown