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RICHLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a rich and lavish manner
Example:
lavishly decorated
Synonyms:
extravagantly; lavishly; richly
Classified under:
Pertainym:
rich (possessing material wealth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In a rich manner
Example:
he lives high
Synonyms:
high; luxuriously; richly
Classified under:
Pertainym:
rich (possessing material wealth)
Sense 3
Meaning:
To an ample degree or in an ample manner
Example:
we benefited richly
Synonyms:
amply; richly
Classified under:
Adverbs
Context examples:
Many were the inquiries she was eager to make of Miss Tilney; but so active were her thoughts, that when these inquiries were answered, she was hardly more assured than before, of Northanger Abbey having been a richly endowed convent at the time of the Reformation, of its having fallen into the hands of an ancestor of the Tilneys on its dissolution, of a large portion of the ancient building still making a part of the present dwelling although the rest was decayed, or of its standing low in a valley, sheltered from the north and east by rising woods of oak.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
He was very richly dressed, with furred robes, a scarlet hood, and wide hanging sleeves lined with flame-colored silk.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
With that they went into the castle together, and found a great many servants there, and the rooms all richly furnished, and full of golden chairs and tables; and behind the castle was a garden, and around it was a park half a mile long, full of sheep, and goats, and hares, and deer; and in the courtyard were stables and cow-houses.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
The charming Augusta Hawkins, in addition to all the usual advantages of perfect beauty and merit, was in possession of an independent fortune, of so many thousands as would always be called ten; a point of some dignity, as well as some convenience: the story told well; he had not thrown himself away—he had gained a woman of 10,000 l. or thereabouts; and he had gained her with such delightful rapidity—the first hour of introduction had been so very soon followed by distinguishing notice; the history which he had to give Mrs. Cole of the rise and progress of the affair was so glorious—the steps so quick, from the accidental rencontre, to the dinner at Mr. Green's, and the party at Mrs. Brown's—smiles and blushes rising in importance—with consciousness and agitation richly scattered—the lady had been so easily impressed—so sweetly disposed—had in short, to use a most intelligible phrase, been so very ready to have him, that vanity and prudence were equally contented.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Lady Lynn was a large and stout personage of about forty, very erect, very haughty-looking, richly dressed in a satin robe of changeful sheen: her dark hair shone glossily under the shade of an azure plume, and within the circlet of a band of gems.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
He had two richly laden ships then making a voyage upon the seas, in which he had embarked all his wealth, in the hope of making great gains, when the news came that both were lost.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
