richly
/'ritʃli/
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Definition
- Adverb:
- In a rich, abundant, or plentiful manner: Characterized by great quantity, fullness, or intensity.
- In a lavish, opulent, or sumptuous manner: Characterized by expensive, elaborate, or luxurious quality.
- Fully, amply, or thoroughly: To a complete or sufficient degree; deservedly.
Usage and Examples
Describing abundance or intensity:
- The soil was richly fertile, producing abundant crops.
- Her voice was richly textured, conveying deep emotion.
Describing opulence or lavishness:
- The palace hall was richly decorated with gold leaf and tapestries.
- They dined richly on the finest foods and wines.
Describing a full or deserved degree:
- He was richly rewarded for his years of hard work.
- She richly deserved the praise she received for her groundbreaking research.
Advanced Usage
- "Richly deserved": Fully and unquestionably merited.
- The award was richly deserved after a lifetime of service.
- "Richly endowed": Abundantly supplied or gifted with something.
- The region is richly endowed with natural resources.
Variants and Related Words
- Rich (adj): Having great material wealth; abundant; vivid or deep (color); full-flavored.
- Richness (n): The quality or state of being rich.
Synonyms
- Lavishly: In a sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious manner.
- Amply: More than sufficiently; abundantly.
- Abundantly: In large quantities; plentifully.
- Sumptuously: In a way that is splendid and expensive-looking.
- Fully: Completely or entirely; to the fullest extent.
Antonyms
- Poorly: In a way that is lacking in quality or quantity.
- Sparsely: In small numbers or amounts; thinly scattered.
- Meagerly: In a deficient or scanty manner.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To live richly: To live in a luxurious or abundant manner, not necessarily limited to material wealth.
- He believes in living richly by cultivating deep friendships and diverse experiences.
- Richly colored: Having deep, vivid, or intense colors.
- The artist's later works are more richly colored.
Adverb
- in a rich and lavish manner
- lavishly decorated
- in a rich manner
- he lives high
- to an ample degree or in an ample manner
- these voices were amply represented
- we benefited richly