The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - lavishadj.

1) profuse, abundant, liberal, copious, plentiful, prolific, opulent: He wore a silk tunic with lavish gold embroidery. 2) generous, liberal, open-handed, unstinting, bountiful, unsparing, unselfish, effusive, free: She showered the most lavish gifts on her children. 3) extravagant, wasteful, exaggerated, prodigal, improvident, excessive, unreasonable, immoderate, profligate, uncurbed, unrestrained, intemperate: The council was accused of lavish overspending on the civic centre. --v. 4) squander, waste, throw away, dissipate, spend, expend, sink: We lavished a fortune on the gardens. 5) shower, bestow, thrust, heap, pour: Granny always lavished gifts on us.