extravagantly
Use Extravagantly in a sentence
ə adjective
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; Middle English < Medieval Latin extrāvagant- (stem of extrāvagāns), present participle of extrāvagārī, equivalent to extrā- extra- + vagārī to wander
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin extrāvagant- (stem of extrāvagāns), present participle of extrāvagārī, equivalent to extrā- extra- + vagārī to wander
Related forms
ex·trav·a·gant·ly, adverb
ex·trav·a·gant·ness, noun
o·ver·ex·trav·a·gant, adjective
o·ver·ex·trav·a·gant·ly, adverb
un·ex·trav·a·gant, adjective
Synonyms
1. imprudent, spendthrift, prodigal. 2. immoderate, excessive, inordinate. 3. unreasonable, unrestrained, fantastic, wild, absurd, preposterous.
1. imprudent, spendthrift, prodigal. 2. immoderate, excessive, inordinate. 3. unreasonable, unrestrained, fantastic, wild, absurd, preposterous.
Antonyms
1. prudent, thrifty. 2. moderate. 3. reasonable.
1. prudent, thrifty. 2. moderate. 3. reasonable.
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extravagant (ɪkˈstrævəɡənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | spending money excessively or immoderately |
| 2. | going beyond usual bounds; unrestrained: extravagant praise |
| 3. | ostentatious; showy |
| 4. | exorbitant in price; overpriced |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin extravagāns, from Latin | |
| ex'travagantly | |
| —adv | |
| extravagant (ɪkˈstrævəɡənt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | spending money excessively or immoderately |
| 2. | going beyond usual bounds; unrestrained: extravagant praise |
| 3. | ostentatious; showy |
| 4. | exorbitant in price; overpriced |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin extravagāns, from Latin | |
| ex'travagantly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
extravagant
late 14c., 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 1590s; that of "wasteful, lavish" 1711. Related: Extravagantly.
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Example sentences
Its motifs of seashells are so extravagantly scalloped that they dissolve into curves purely for the sake of curves.
When that happens, underlings compliment him extravagantly on his good taste.
They may be more likely to commit the sort of extravagantly violent crimes that attract stiff sentences.
Couture laughed extravagantly at the bonfire of banking, the end of ostentatious consumption.
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