Etymology

lavishly

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Today it means: In a lavish manner, expending profusely. Full definition →

Middle English lavausly
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromlavausly
  2. English todaylavishly

From Middle English lavausly, equivalent to lavish + -ly.

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