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ex·trav·a·gant 
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| 1. | spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful: an extravagant shopper. |
| 2. | excessively high: extravagant expenses; extravagant prices. |
| 3. | exceeding the bounds of reason, as actions, demands, opinions, or passions. |
| 4. | going beyond what is deserved or justifiable: extravagant praise. |
| 5. | Obsolete. wandering beyond bounds. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < ML extrāvagant- (s. of extrāvagāns), prp. of extrāvagārī, equiv. to extrā- extra- + vagārī to wander]
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ex·trav·a·gant·ly, adverb
ex·trav·a·gant·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. imprudent, spendthrift, prodigal. 2. immoderate, excessive, inordinate. 3. unreasonable, unrestrained, fantastic, wild, absurd, preposterous.
—Antonyms 1. prudent, thrifty. 2. moderate. 3. reasonable.
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adj.
[Middle English, unusual, rambling, from Old French, from Medieval Latin extrāvagāns, extrāvagant-, present participle of extrāvagārī, to wander : Latin extrā, outside; see extra- + Latin vagārī, to wander.] ex·trav'a·gant·ly adv. |
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extravagant
1387, from M.L. extravagantem, originally a word in Canon Law for uncodified papal decrees, prp. of extravagari "wander outside or beyond," from L. extra "outside of" + vagari "wander, roam." Extended sense of "excessive, extreme" first recorded 1599; that of "wasteful, lavish" 1711. Extravaganza is a 1754 borrowing of the It. version of the word, meaning "peculiar behavior" at first; sense of "fantastic performance" is 1794.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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| 1. | unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed" [syn: excessive] |
| 2. | recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
extravagant1 [ikˈstrӕvəgənt] adjective
using or spending too much; wasteful
Example: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy
extravagant2 [ikˈstrӕvəgənt] adjectiveExample: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy
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(of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great
Example: extravagant praise
See also: extravaganceExample: extravagant praise
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Extravagant
Ex*trav"a*gance\, n. [Cf. F. extravagance. See Extravagant, and cf. Extravaganza.]1. A wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit. 2. The state of being extravagant, wild, or prodigal beyond bounds of propriety or duty; want of moderation; excess; especially, undue expenditure of money; vaid and superfluous expense; prodigality; as, extravagance of anger, love, expression, imagination, demands. Some verses of my own, Maximin and Almanzor, cry vengeance on me for their extravagance. --Dryden. The income of three dukes was enough to supply her extravagance. --Arbuthnot. Syn: Wildness; irregularity; excess; prodigality; profusion; waste; lavishness; unreasonableness; recklessness.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Extravagant
Ex*trav"a*gant\, a. [F. extravagant, fr. L. extra on the outside + vagans, -antis, p. pr. of vagari to wander, from vagus wandering, vague. See Vague.]1. Wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign. [Obs.] The extravagant and erring spirit hies To his confine. --Shak. 2. Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse. There appears something nobly wild and extravagant in great natural geniuses. --Addison. 3. Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful; as, an extravagant man. "Extravagant expense." --Bancroft.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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