Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - richly

1. If something is richly coloured, flavoured, or perfumed, it has a pleasantly strong colour, flavour, or perfume. ...an opulent display of richly coloured fabrics. ADV: usu ADV -ed/adj 2. If something is richly decorated, patterned, or furnished, it has a lot of elaborate and beautiful decoration, patterns, or furniture. Coffee steamed in the richly decorated silver pot. = lavishly ADV: usu ADV -ed/adj 3. If you say that someone richly deserves an award, success, or victory, you approve of what they have done and feel very strongly that they deserve it. He achieved the success he so richly deserved. ADV: ADV before v, ADV -ed c darkgreen]feelings 4. If you are richly rewarded for doing something, you get something very valuable or pleasant in return for doing it. It is a difficult book to read, but it richly rewards the effort... ADV: ADV before v, ADV -ed