[lav.ish] adj [ME lavas abundance, fr. MF lavasse downpour of rain, fr. laver to wash--more at lavage] (15c) 1: expending or bestowing profusely: prodigal
2. a: expended or produced in abundance b: marked by profusion or excess syn see profuse -- lav.ish.ly adv -- lav.ish.ness n
[2]lavish vt (1542): to expend or bestow with profusion: squander