extravagant
adjective
spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful.
extravagantly
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a word derived from
extravagant.
Example Sentences
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The extravagantly twisty plot here isn’t the draw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
She doesn’t live extravagantly, but she has never had to worry about running out of money.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Four wickets down and Saud Shakeel and Babar Azam were extravagantly flashing their blades outside off stump.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
In July 2024, Rinderknecht demanded the chatbot generate an image that showed wealthy elites dining extravagantly on one side of a wall while the world burned beyond the barricade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
She had rejected the extravagantly frilled silver blouse they tried to put her in and selected a thin, emerald-green jersey, tucked into the trousers.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
