richly

Everyday

1. Richly means in a beautiful, expensive or lavish way, as richly dressed or richly decorated. tree →
2. Richly means fully and well, as in «richly deserved». tree →
3. Richly means in large amounts or with strong colour, flavour or detail. tree →

In the lessons

In stories, kings and queens are richly dressed in velvet and gold; churches and palaces are richly decorated. In ethics and praise, «richly deserved» means fully earned. In descriptive writing, «richly coloured» paintings use strong colours. Phrases: «richly deserved», «richly decorated», «richly rewarded», «richly coloured».

Examples

• The queen was richly dressed in silk and jewels. tree →
• The church was richly decorated for Christmas. tree →
• Her prize was richly deserved after so much hard work. tree →
• The cake was richly flavoured with chocolate and cherries. tree →
• His kindness was richly rewarded. tree →
• The book is richly illustrated with colourful pictures. tree →
• Richly bound books, note-paper, and drawings, lay on the large table. tree →

Note

From «rich» + «-ly». «Richly» does not only mean «with lots of money»; «richly deserved» means completely deserved. Comparison: more richly, most richly.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah it means more abundantly, giving a larger harvest. In the Prophets and Psalms "richly woven" describes fine cloth made with beautiful patterns.

Interpretation. Tradition reads the Torah verse as a promise. When one waits three years and gives the fruit in the fourth, the fifth-year harvest will be larger. Ezekiel and the Psalms use "richly woven" to show the beauty of a bride and of Jerusalem.

Examples

• But in the fifth year may ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you more richly the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God. (Torah LEV.19.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• and thou didst take thy richly woven garments and cover them, and didst set Mine oil and Mine incense before them. (Prophets EZK.16.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• She shall be led unto the king on richly woven stuff; the virgins her companions in her train being brought unto thee. (Writings PSA.45.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• I clothed thee also with richly woven work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I wound fine linen about thy head, and covered thee with silk. (Prophets EZK.16.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

From «rich» + «-ly». «Richly» does not only mean «with lots of money»; «richly deserved» means completely deserved. Comparison: more richly, most richly.