What does "lavish" mean?
Lavish: Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits. Let her have needful, but not lavish, means. Shak. See Profuse.
Additional senses
- 2.To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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