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extravagant

[ ik-strav-uh-guhnt ]

adjective

  1. spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful:

    an extravagant shopper.

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  2. excessively high:

    extravagant expenses; extravagant prices.

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  3. exceeding the bounds of reason, as actions, demands, opinions, or passions.

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  4. going beyond what is deserved or justifiable:

    extravagant praise.

  5. Obsolete. wandering beyond bounds.


extravagant

/ ɪˈٰæəɡəԳ /

adjective

  1. spending money excessively or immoderately
  2. going beyond usual bounds; unrestrained

    extravagant praise

  3. ostentatious; showy
  4. exorbitant in price; overpriced
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰԳٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٰa·Գ· adverb
  • ·ٰa·Գ·Ա noun
  • v··ٰa·Գ adjective
  • over··ٰa·Գ· adverb
  • ܲe·ٰa·Գ adjective
  • un·ٰa·Գ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of extravagant1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin ٰ屹Գ-, stem of ٰ屹Բ “wandering beyond,” present participle of ٰ屹ī “to wander beyond,” from ٰ- extra- + ī “to wander”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of extravagant1

C14: from Medieval Latin ٰԲ, from Latin extra- + ī to wander
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Example Sentences

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But thousands of ordinary Catholics have also arrived to pay their respects to a pontiff known for shunning many of the extravagant trappings associated with the position.

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Existential inquiry is an artistic staple, but typically it tends toward big gestures and grand declarations — see extravagant and flamboyant Abstract Expressionist paintings of the late-1940s and 1950s for examples.

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Known for her drag aesthetic, extravagant costumes and punchy lyrics, Chappell's also shown she's fearless outside of her music, more than once coming under fire for speaking out on issues close to her heart.

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The heartiness, the ease, the adaptability — but with a precision that makes it feel just a little bit extravagant.

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As well as bringing the game's most extravagant bit of tableware back to the Twickenham trophy cabinet, that is what this win does.

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