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overlavish

overlavish adjective: excessively lavish; decadent.

Adjective

overlavish (comparative more overlavish, superlative most overlavish)

  1. Excessively lavish; decadent.
    • Such table decoration is always to be preferred to overlavish floral displays […]1933, Better Food, volume 38, page 27

Forms of overlavish

comparativemore overlavish
superlativemost overlavish

Origin of overlavish

From over- + lavish.

Words formed from overlavish

Questions about overlavish

What does overlavish mean?
Overlavish means excessively lavish; decadent.
What part of speech is overlavish?
Overlavish is an adjective.

Words near overlavish in the dictionary

  1. overlauds
  2. overlaunch
  3. overlaunched
  4. overlaunches
  5. overlaunching
  6. overlavish
  7. overlavishly
  8. overlavishness
  9. overlax
  10. overlaxative
  11. overlaxity

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