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extravagant
[ ik-strav-uh-guhnt ]
/ ÉȘkËstrĂŠv É gÉnt /
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adjective
spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful: an extravagant shopper.
excessively high: extravagant expenses; extravagant prices.
exceeding the bounds of reason, as actions, demands, opinions, or passions.
going beyond what is deserved or justifiable: extravagant praise.
Obsolete. wandering beyond bounds.
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Origin of extravagant
1350â1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin extrÄvagant- (stem of extrÄvagÄns), present participle of extrÄvagÄrÄ«, equivalent to extrÄ-extra- + vagÄrÄ« to wander
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British Dictionary definitions for extravagant
extravagant
/ (ÉȘkËstrĂŠvÉÉĄÉnt) /
adjective
spending money excessively or immoderately
going beyond usual bounds; unrestrainedextravagant praise
ostentatious; showy
exorbitant in price; overpriced
Derived forms of extravagant
extravagantly, adverbWord Origin for extravagant
C14: from Medieval Latin extravagÄns, from Latin extra- + vagÄrÄ« to wander
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