richly

adv — 4 senses

richly

adv

/ˈɹɪt͡ʃli/

Etymology 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).

› In a luxurious manner; full of majesty or expression:

1

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 as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter II, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
2

In a manner that occupies the non-visual senses; flavourfully, deeply.

3

Of a marriage Done advantageously, done as to be wealthy.

4

Thoroughly, totally; in an ample manner.

  • a richly deserved comeuppance

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