Unlavished
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not lavished. not-comparable
"But now appeared a stranger, whom the host had no sooner recognized, than, with an abundance of courtesy unlavished on any other, he hastened down the whole length of the saloon, in order to pay him emphatic honor."
Example
More examples"But now appeared a stranger, whom the host had no sooner recognized, than, with an abundance of courtesy unlavished on any other, he hastened down the whole length of the saloon, in order to pay him emphatic honor."
Etymology
From un- + lavished.
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