richly
English edit
Etymology edit
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).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
richly (comparative richlier or more richly, superlative richliest or most richly)
- In a luxurious manner; full of majesty or expression:
- In an attractive or manner; full of colour or detail.
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter II, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- 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.
- In a manner that occupies the non-visual senses; flavourfully, deeply.
- In an attractive or manner; full of colour or detail.
- (of a marriage) Done advantageously, done as to be wealthy.
- Thoroughly, totally; in an ample manner.
- a richly deserved comeuppance
Collocations edit
Some adjectives commonly collocating with richly
- richly deserved
- richly rewarding
Translations edit
in a luxurious manner
of a marriage: advantageous
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