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Definition of: lavish
(lav′ish) adjective
1. Bestowed, expended, or existing in profusion; superabundant.
2. Spending extravagantly; prodigal.
3. Wild or unrestrained.
—v.t. To give or bestow profusely or generously; squander. See synonyms under SQUANDER. [<OF lavasse, lavache a downpour of rain <Provençal lavaci <L lavatio a lavation]
—lav′ish·er noun
—lav′ish·ly adverb
—lav′ish·ness noun
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