Lavish definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LAV'ISH, a. [I know ... 1. Prodigal; expending or bestowing with profusion; profuse. He was lavish of expense; lavish of praise; lavish of encomiums; lavish of censure; lavish of blood and treasure. 2. Wasteful; expending without necessity; ...
... L.profusus, profundo, to pour out; pro and fundo.] 1. Lavish; liberal to excess; prodigal; as a profuse government; a profuse ... profuse of praise, and his enemies too sparing. 2. Extravagant; lavish; as profuse expenditures. 3. Overabounding; exuberant. On a green shady ... bountiful < a profuse harvest > • profusely adverb • profuseness noun Synonyms: profuse, lavish, prodigal, luxuriant, lush, exuberant mean giving or given out in ... great abundance. profuse implies pouring forth without restraint < profuse apologies >. lavish suggests an unstinted or unmeasured profusion < a lavish party >. prodigal implies reckless or wasteful lavishness threatening to lead ... Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. 1 (often foll. by in, of) lavish; extravagant (was profuse in her generosity). 2 (of a ...
... IGAL, a. [L. produgus, from prodigo, to drive forth, to lavish.] 1. Given to extravagant expenditures; expending money or other things without necessity; profuse, lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as a prodigal man; the ... or blood, as well as of his money. 2. Profuse, lavish; expended to excess or without necessity; as prodigal expenses. 3 ... money extravagantly or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish; a waster; a spendthrift. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj ... Date: 15th century 1. characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure ; lavish < a prodigal feast > < prodigal outlays for her clothes > 2. recklessly ... adj. & n. --adj. 1 recklessly wasteful. 2 (foll. by of) lavish. --n. 1 a prodigal person. 2 (in full prodigal ...
Wasteful definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WASTEFUL, a. 1. Lavish; prodigal; expending property, or that which is valuable, without necessity ... adjective Date: 14th century given to or marked by waste ; lavish, prodigal • wastefully adverb • wastefulness noun Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. 1 ... that which is valuable, in a needless or useless manner; lavish; prodigal; as, a wasteful person; a wasteful disposition. 3. Waste ... untilled. [Obs.] In wilderness and wasteful desert strayed. --Spenser. Syn: Lavish; profuse; prodigal; extravagant. -- Waste"ful*ly, adv. -- Waste"ful*ness ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms a. 1. Destructive, ruinous. 2. Lavish, prodigal, profuse, extravagant, thriftless, unthrifty, too free, too liberal, improvident ... come, easy go, extravagant, fatal, fateful, fratricidal, incontinent, intemperate, internecine, lavish, nihilist, nihilistic, overgenerous, overlavish, overliberal, penny-wise and pound- ...
... 0 (2005) adj 1: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him ... his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn: lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting] Merriam Webster's ... mean Date: 1581 1. very liberal in giving or bestowing ; lavish 2. characterized by great liberality or generosity Synonyms: see liberal ... make. Cf. Immunity, -fy.] Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; as, a munificent benefactor. -- Mu*nif"i*cent*ly, adv ... freehanded, freehearted, generous, giving, gracious, greathearted, handsome, hospitable, large, largehearted, lavish, liberal, magnanimous, open, openhanded, openhearted, princely, profuse, stintless, ungrudging, ...
... spontaneous, unforced (free compliments). 10 open to all comers. 11 lavish, profuse; using or used without restraint (very free with their ... was free only with a few. --Milward. 8. Unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; -- used in a bad sense. The critics have been ... women. --Shelley. 9. Not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish; as, free with his money. 10. Exempt; clear; released; liberated ... charitable, munificent, free-hearted, open-handed, not parsimonious. 8. Prodigal, lavish, immoderate. 9. Ready, eager, prompt, willing. 10. Gratuitous, spontaneous, willing ... clear, independent, individualistic, informal, ingenuous, intermit, jobless, justify, large, largehearted, lavish, leisure, leisured, let go, let loose, let off, let out ...
... 0 (2005) adj 1: characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [syn: lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy] Merriam Webster's also Lucullian adjective ... Licinius Lucullus; from his reputation for luxurious banquets Date: 1861 lavish, luxurious < a Lucullan feast > Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. profusely luxurious ... Lucullus, Roman general of 1st c. BC famous for his lavish banquets
... intellectual energy. --Hazlitt. 2. To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to squander. The vast wealth . . . was in three years ... Burnet. Syn: To disperse; scatter; dispel; spend; squander; waste; consume; lavish. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (dissipates, dissipating, dissipated) 1. When something ... a. 1. Disperse, dispel, scatter, drive away. 2. Waste, squander, lavish, consume, spend lavishly, throw away. II. v. n. 1. Vanish ... to seed, go to waste, grovel, hang the expense, hide, lavish, leak, leak away, leave no trace, leave the scene, live ...
... Given to expense; free in the use of money; extravagant; lavish; applied to persons. Of men, some are frugal and industrious ... in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish. [R.] An active, expensive, indefatigable goodness. --Sprat. The idle and ... are dangerous. --Sir W. Temple. Syn: Costly; dear; high-priced; lavish; extravagant. -- Ex*pen"sive*ly, adv. -- Ex*pen"sive*ness ... costly, high-priced, of great price, requiring great outlay. 2. Lavish, extravagant, wasteful. Moby Thesaurus cheap, costly, dear, dear-bought, extravagant ...
... 0 (2005) adj 1: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him ... his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn: lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting] Oxford Reference Dictionary ... Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Abundant, ample, plentiful, large, full, lavish, bountiful.
... the empire, Thy vast profusion to the factious nobles? 2. Lavish effusion. He was desirous to avoid not only profusion, but ... profuseness, richness, cornucopia] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1545 1. lavish expenditure ; extravagance 2. the quality or state of being profuse 3. great quantity ; lavish display or supply < snow falling in profusion > Webster's 1913 ... profusion to the factious nobles? --Rowe. 2. Abundance; exuberant plenty; lavish supply; as, a profusion of commodities. --Addison. Collin's Cobuild ...
Wastefully definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WASTEFULLY, adv. In a lavish manner; with prodigality; in useless expenses or consumption. Her lavish hand is wastefully profuse. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv ... that which is valuable, in a needless or useless manner; lavish; prodigal; as, a wasteful person; a wasteful disposition. 3. Waste ... untilled. [Obs.] In wilderness and wasteful desert strayed. --Spenser. Syn: Lavish; profuse; prodigal; extravagant. -- Waste"ful*ly, adv. -- Waste"ful*ness ...