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extravagantness

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ex⋅trav⋅a⋅gant

[ik-strav-uh-guhnt]
–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; ME < ML extrāvagant- (s. of extrāvagāns), prp. of extrāvagārī, equiv. to extrā- extra- + vagārī to wander


ex⋅trav⋅a⋅gant⋅ly, adverb
ex⋅trav⋅a⋅gant⋅ness, noun


1. imprudent, spendthrift, prodigal. 2. immoderate, excessive, inordinate. 3. unreasonable, unrestrained, fantastic, wild, absurd, preposterous.


1. prudent, thrifty. 2. moderate. 3. reasonable.
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