Dictionary definition for: Lavish
1. (v) expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"
2. (s) very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand" "the critics were lavish in their praise" "a munificent gift" "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent" "prodigal praise" "unsparing generosity"
3. (s) characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet" "a lucullan feast"
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