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unlavish

unlavish adjective: not lavish.

Adjective

unlavish (comparative more unlavish, superlative most unlavish)

  1. Not lavish.

Forms of unlavish

comparativemore unlavish
superlativemost unlavish

Origin of unlavish

From un- + lavish.

Words formed from unlavish

Questions about unlavish

What does unlavish mean?
Unlavish means not lavish.
What part of speech is unlavish?
Unlavish is an adjective.

Words near unlavish in the dictionary

  1. unlaureled
  2. unlaurelled
  3. unlavaged
  4. unlaved
  5. unlaving
  6. unlavish
  7. unlavished
  8. unlavishly
  9. unlaw
  10. unlawed
  11. unlawful

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