I. ˈlavish, -vēsh noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English lavas, from Middle French lavasse, lavache downpour of rain, from laver to wash, from Latin lavare — more at lye
now dialect : an unstinted outpouring : abundance , profusion
he'll maybe see trouble and a lavish of it too — Elizabeth M. Roberts
II. adjective
( sometimes -er/-est )
Etymology: Middle English lavas, from lavas, n.
1. : expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
the war redistributed national wealth with a lavish and careless hand — Allan Nevins & H.S.Commager
peculiarly lavish of endearments to his second son — D.H.Lawrence
remarkably lavish with invective — H.J.Muller
2.
a. archaic : unrestrained in speech : effusive
the lavish tongue shall honest truths impart — George Crabbe †1832
b. obsolete : unrestrained in conduct or disposition : impetuous , wild
when rage and hot blood are his counselors, when means and lavish manners meet together — Shakespeare
3. : expended or produced in abundance : characterized by profusion or excess : unstinted
a country in which there is lavish consumption and no production — G.B.Shaw
the lavish attentions of his mother — George Meredith
bearing a sandwich board on which his name was inscribed in lavish capitals — Max Beerbohm
Synonyms: see profuse
III. “, chiefly in pres part -vəsh transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
: to expend or bestow with profusion : use with prodigality : squander
the princes of the Renascence lavished upon private luxury … enormous amounts of money — Lewis Mumford
lavished his great talents on paltry themes — C.H.Sykes