richly
/ˈɹɪt͡ʃli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a luxurious manner; full of majesty or expression:
adv
In a luxurious manner; full of majesty or expression:
adv
Done advantageously, done as to be wealthy.
adv
Thoroughly, totally; in an ample manner.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "a richly deserved comeuppance"
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).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: richely, rīċlīċe, *rīkīlīkō, *rīkijalīkô