extravagancy
Americannoun
plural
extravaganciesEtymology
Origin of extravagancy
First recorded in 1615–25; extravag(ant) + -ancy
Example Sentences
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If the Boundaries be not set between Faith and Reason, no Enthusiasm or Extravagancy in Religion can be contradicted.
From An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4 by Locke, John
But the Death of his good Father gave a loose to the Extravagancy of his Inclinations, which till then was hardly observable.
From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Summers, Montague
Here is nothing of Extravagancy, I always lov'd Neatness, and abhor Slovenliness.
From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Erasmus, Desiderius
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