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Richly

//ˈɹɪt͡ʃli// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a luxurious manner; full of majesty or expression:; 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."

  2. 2
    In a luxurious manner; full of majesty or expression:; In a manner that occupies the non-visual senses; flavourfully, deeply.
  3. 3
    Done advantageously, done as to be wealthy.
  4. 4
    Thoroughly, totally; in an ample manner.

    "a richly deserved comeuppance"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a rich and lavish manner wordnet
  2. 2
    in a rich manner wordnet
  3. 3
    to an ample degree or in an ample manner wordnet

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).

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