Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
lamy . - Lavish; liberal.
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- adjective Northern England, Scotland
Lavish ;liberal .
Etymologies
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From lave (“to pour out, lavish”) + -y.
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The economy faces a significant inflationary rise in January when value-added tax, the broad-based lavy on sales, rises from 17.5 percent to 20 percent.
UK economic growth in 3rd quarter revised downward - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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