richly
/ˈɹɪt͡ʃli/
richly adverb: in an attractive or manner; full of colour or detail.
Adverb
richly (comparative richlier or more richly, superlative richliest or most richly)
- In an attractive or manner; full of colour or detail.
- 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...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter II, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- In a manner that occupies the non-visual senses; flavourfully, deeply.
- Done advantageously, done as to be wealthy.
- Thoroughly, totally; in an ample manner.
- a richly deserved comeuppance
richly meaning in Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada
richly in Marathi
- समृद्धपणे
richly in Telugu
- సుసంపన్నంగా
richly in Malayalam
- sumptuously, opulently, luxuriously
- അത്യധികമായി, ധാരാളമായി, വളരെയധികം, ആഡംബരപൂർവ്വമായി, മൃഷ്ടാന്നമായി, ആഡംബരപൂർണ്ണമായി
- fully, thoroughly, in full measure
- പൂർണ്ണമായി, പരിപൂർണ്ണമായി, സമ്പർണ്ണമായി, മുഴുവനായി, മൊത്തമായി, പൂർണ്ണഅളവിൽ
richly in Kannada
- ಯಥೇಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ, ಸಮೃದ್ಧವಾಗಿ, ವೈಭವದಿಂದ, ದಿವ್ಯವಾಗಿ, ಪೂರ್ತಿಯಾಗಿ, ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ
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- richly in Gujarati
- સમૃદ્ધપણે
Examples of richly in a sentence
- Her first novel contained a host of characters who were richly and convincingly drawn.
- The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
- We must have put down about thirty quart bottles, richly raisined and tightly corked.
Forms of richly
| comparative | richlier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more richly |
| superlative | richliest |
| superlative | most richly |
Origin of richly
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).
Questions about richly
- What does richly mean?
- Richly means in an attractive or manner; full of colour or detail.
- What is richly in Marathi?
- Richly in Marathi is समृद्धपणे. See Richly meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is richly?
- Richly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce richly?
- Richly is pronounced /ˈɹɪt͡ʃli/.
Words near richly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: richly (page history and authors); richly (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); richly (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); richly (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); richly (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); richly (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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