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over-lavish adjective (alsooverlavish)uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈlæv.ɪʃ/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈlæv.ɪʃ/ too large in quantity or too expensive : The government have given sensible rather than over-lavish investment incentives to boost the economy. There was criticism of a tendency towards overlavish expenditure on the part of some senior executives. He intends to cut back on what he regards as an over-lavish style of leadership. The period was marked by over-lavish stage shows and all kinds of excess by stars. Over-lavish claims have sometimes been made for the works, which are not borne out by close scrutiny. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Plenty and abundant abound abound in/with something abundance abundant abundantly fruitfulness galore generosity generous generously luxuriant overgenerosity plenitude plenteous plenteously plentiful richly unspent unstinted well off |