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Richly

adv. joyful, thoughtful literary

What it means

Meaning 1

With abundance, depth, or full sensory quality.

Reach for it when describing substantial detail, color, flavor, sound, or provision

The hall was richly decorated with repaired local textiles.

Meaning 2

To a generous or highly satisfying degree.

Reach for it when describing a strong return, deserved recognition, or rewarding result

The patient research was richly rewarded by the final discovery.

Words to choose between 9

By register, from playful at the top to literary at the bottom, and by meaning across. Tap a word to see when it fits.
Meaning 1Meaning 2
everyday
warm
professional
formal
literary

Meaning 1: With abundance, depth, or full sensory quality.

  • everyday

    deeply

    Fits when intensity rather than variety is central

    Careful Deeply fits feeling better than decoration or provision.

  • warm

    vividly

    Fits when strong color or clear imagination matters

    Careful Vividly does not imply abundance.

  • professional

    abundantly

    Fits when large quantity is the central fact

    Careful Abundantly lacks sensory depth or elegance.

  • professional

    elaborately

    Fits when extensive detail is the visible quality

    Careful Elaboration can be fussy rather than rich.

  • literary

    sumptuously

    Fits when luxurious sensory display is intended

    Careful Sumptuously implies expense and excess.

Meaning 2: To a generous or highly satisfying degree.

  • everyday

    fully

    Fits when completeness is enough

    Careful Fully lacks the sense of abundance or special satisfaction.

  • warm

    generously

    Fits when ample giving or interpretation is central

    Careful Generosity introduces intention not present in every rich result.

  • formal

    amply

    Fits when more than sufficient degree is meant

    Careful Amply is cooler and less emphatic.

  • formal

    handsomely

    Fits when substantial reward or attractive provision fits the idiom

    Careful Handsomely can sound dated and often implies money.

Opposites 4

  • sparsely
  • thinly
  • poorly
  • scantily

Common phrases 4

  • richly detailed

    The map is richly detailed without becoming difficult to read.

  • richly colored

    The mural is richly colored with mineral pigments.

  • richly deserved

    The standing ovation was richly deserved.

  • richly reward

    A careful reading will richly reward the student.

Word family 2

Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Neskaya, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated