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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Lavish

/(lăv"ĭsh)/ · Lav·ish · IPA /ˈlævɪʃ/
01 a. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.
  1. 1.
    Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.
  2. 2.
    Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.
    “Let her have needful, but not lavish, means.” — Shak.
Syn. Profuse; prodigal; wasteful; extravagant; exuberant; immoderate. See Profuse.
02 v. t. To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.
imp. & p. p. Lavished; p. pr. & vb. n. Lavishing
  1. 1.
    To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.