richly

Questions about richly

What does richly mean?

richly means "to an ample degree or in an ample manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in richly?

richly has 2 syllables: rich-ly. The stress falls on "rich". In IPA it is /ˈɹɪtʃli/.

What is another word for richly?

Close synonyms include amply, high, luxuriously, lavishly, extravagantly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is richly a common word?

richly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.