lavishly

adverb

Definition of lavishlynext
1
as in generously
in a generous manner complained that the university spends lavishly on the football program but underfunds other sports

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2
as in expensively
in a luxurious manner Hollywood celebrities are known for living lavishly

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Recent Examples of lavishly Washington also missed opportunities to build meaningful leverage over Russia, instead lavishly courting it with potential commercial deals and other incentives while pressuring Kyiv to accept Moscow’s conditions. — Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026 Powers has been the head coach since that move, and Arizona State has spent lavishly by college hockey standards. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026 They’re lavishly funded, beautifully produced, and slickly marketed. — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 With Guggenheim Group, Walter had both the commitment and wherewithal to spend more lavishly on the Dodgers’ front office, support staff and roster. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Fernandes was one of the most attractive midfield prospects in the league heading into this summer, and now has the opportunity to hit new heights in a team that has spent lavishly. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Ahead, find old money nail looks to inspire your next lavishly low-key manicure. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026 Some care providers are living lavishly and charging $400 an hour to watch kids paint, but others are sounding the alarm as payers routinely deny care and their waitlists balloon. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026 Instead, each has, in different ways, maintained habits that predate their fortunes—a reminder that becoming rich doesn’t require living lavishly. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lavishly
  1. generously
  2. expensively
  3. well
  4. luxuriously
  5. thoughtfully
  6. richly
  7. bountifully
  8. extravagantly
Adverb
  • Our sensibilities may be able to cope with Willoughby as a cad, but not as—to put it generously—a creep.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Formlabs also includes a generously sized circular bubble level to place on top of the machine, along with a clever adjustment disc that engages the leveling feet from the front, back, or sides.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of generously
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  • Driving oneself would become an expensively anachronistic hobby, like horseback riding—car boys a futuristic answer to horse girls.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • By then, the decision has already been made for them, and made expensively, because water intrusion means the project now includes decking, insulation and drywall, not just shingles.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of expensively
Adverb
  • The Horned Frogs also have one of the country’s best tight ends in Kari Ashley, who has been a breakout star.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The cosmonauts plonked down on November 19th, 1965 in the Midlands market town of Rugby, a cultural backwater best known for the sport, the school, and wartime poet Rupert Brooke, in that order.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of well
Adverb
  • Wundermost Ultra-Soft Nulu Crewneck Long-Sleeve Shirt This luxuriously soft long-sleeve is the perfect addition to your fall capsule wardrobe.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The end of summer, with its dimming heat and the dregs of a luxuriously unstructured schedule, is not it.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of luxuriously
Adverb
  • At the same time, others argue that AI can be used to support learning when incorporated thoughtfully into the classroom.
    — Corynn Winston, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Such was their shtick throughout their segment of New York Comic-Con’s Star Trek panel, which teased season two of Starfleet Academy before making time for Shatner to thoughtfully look back on the franchise that has defined his career.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoughtfully
Adverb
  • The camerawork is consistently, richly sun-flooded, but some compositions isolate Tae-ju more than others; Wonhong Lee’s delicate jazz piano score can similarly tilt a situation from cozy to nervy.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Wiener not only leaves behind a richly complex body of work straddling textiles, painting, photographs, and collages, but also a career intricately connected to one of the most important chapters of Austrian art.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of richly
Adverb
  • What was true in the Jazz Age remains so, as the Roundabout Theatre Company production starring the terrific Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara so bountifully proves.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
  • How can vocals be as bountifully impressive as Mars’ are here and still leave you thinking that there’s no lived experience in any of the songs?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of bountifully
Adverb
  • That means extra-plush booths, marble countertops and extravagantly plated dishes.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • One by one, the dancers extravagantly performed in the center of the circle.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of extravagantly

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“Lavishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavishly. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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