An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
LAVISHLY
lavishly, richly, extravagantly
(adverb) in a rich and lavish manner; “lavishly decorated”
extravagantly, lavishly
(adverb) in a wasteful manner; “the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
lavishly (comparative more lavishly, superlative most lavishly)
In a lavish manner, expending profusely.
Source: Wiktionary
Lav"ish*ly, adv.
Definition: In a lavish manner.
LAVISH
Lav"ish, a. Etym: [Akin to E. lave to lade out; cf. AS. gelafian to refresh, G. laben.]
1. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.
2. Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits. Let her have needful, but not lavish, means. Shak.
Syn.
– Profuse; prodigal; wasteful; extravagant; exuberant; immoderate. See Profuse.
Lav"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lavished; p. pr. & vb. n. Lavishing.]
Definition: To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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