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lavish

('l/&/v/I//S/ )

adjective (a)

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.(adjective)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

very generous(adj.all)

Example:
Distributed gifts with a lavish hand.
The critics were lavish in their praise.

Synonym:
munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting

source: wordnet30
characterized by extravagance and profusion(adj.all)

Example:
A lavish buffet.

Synonym:
lucullan, lush, plush, plushy

source: wordnet30

verb (v)

expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns(verb.possession)

Synonym:
shower

source: wordnet30
To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.(verb)

source: webster1913

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