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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Origin: | lavish 'too great quantity' (15-16 centuries), from Old French lavasse 'heavy rain', from laver 'to wash' |
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lav‧ish1
1 large, impressive, or expensive : The food was lavish.
The food was lavish.2 very generous
lavish with/in We were always lavish with financial aid in times of crisis. He was always lavish in his praise of my efforts.
We were always lavish with financial aid in times of crisis.He was always lavish in his praise of my efforts. —lavishly adverb: their lavishly illustrated catalogue
their lavishly illustrated catalogue —lavishness noun [uncountable]
