Definitions for lavish

lavish lav·ish

Spelling: [lav-ish]
IPA: /ˈlæv ɪʃ/

Lavish is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 104 anagrams from letters in lavish (ahilsv).

Definitions for lavish

adjective

  1. expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion:
  2. using or giving in great amounts; prodigal (often followed by of):

verb (used with object)

  1. to expend or give in great amounts or without limit:

Origin of lavish

1425-75; late Middle English lavas profusion (noun), profuse (adj.) Middle French lavasse downpour of rain, derivative of laver to wash Latin lavāre

Examples for lavish

At this Chaigneux, scenting a loan, collapsed into the most lavish thanks.

The lavish parties were part of his cover, and after his arrest by the Egyptians he earned the nickname “the Champagne Spy.”

Since the death of her father, there had been none on whom she could lavish the great gifts of her tenderness.

In the twenty-three years of his life, every gift that money could lavish had been his.

I am begging for a crust from the lavish plenty, all because I am struggling to be honest.

The Kardashians paid more than $400,000 to rent out the lavish grounds.

The train is lavish in a rich cream color and measures 11.8 feet.

Of course, it could be hard to see that logic through all the lavish weirdness of the proposal.

Lobbyists use these trips to lavish bounty on Congressmen, far from prying eyes.

It is an English habit to rail at the lavish expenditure of the French Government.

Word Value for lavish
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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