richly

R1I1C3H4L1Y4
/ˈɹɪt͡ʃli/

adverb

In an attractive or manner; full of colour or detail.

“a richly deserved comeuppance”

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Meanings

adverbrichly (comparative richlier or more richly, superlative richliest or most richly)

comparative richlier · comparative more richly · superlative richliest · superlative most richly

  1. In a luxurious manner; full of majesty or expression:
    1. In an attractive or manner; full of colour or detail.
      1 more example

      She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen, the way she talked to the waiters and the maid,[…]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher.

      1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter II, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
    2. In a manner that occupies the non-visual senses; flavourfully, deeply.
  2. Done advantageously, done as to be wealthy.
  3. Thoroughly, totally; in an ample manner.

    a richly deserved comeuppance

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbto an ample degree or in an ample manner

Similar

adverbin a rich manner

adverbin a rich and lavish manner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*rīkijalīkô
  2. Proto-West Germanic*rīkīlīkō
  3. Old Englishrīċlīċe
  4. Middle Englishrichely
  5. Englishrichly

Inherited from Middle English richely, from Old English rīċlīċe, from Proto-West Germanic *rīkīlīkō, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijalīkô; by surface analysis, rich + -ly (adverbial suffix).

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Translations

Ancient Greek λίπα
  • λίπα (lípa)in a luxurious manner
Bulgarian богато, разкошно
  • богато (bogato)in a luxurious manner
  • разкошно (razkošno)in a luxurious manner
Esperanto riĉe
  • riĉein a luxurious manner
Polish bogato
  • bogatoin a luxurious manner
Portuguese ricamente
  • ricamentein a luxurious manner
Romanian bogat, abundent
  • bogatin a luxurious manner
  • abundentin a luxurious manner
  • din plinin a luxurious manner
Russian бога́то
  • бога́то (bogáto)in a luxurious manner
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Chicago

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