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extravagant definition
ex·trava·gant (-gənt)
adjective
- Obsolete straying beyond bounds; wandering
- going beyond reasonable limits; excessive or unrestrained extravagant demands
- too ornate or showy extravagant designs
- costing or spending too much; wasteful
Etymology: ME & Anglo-Fr extravagaunt < ML extravagans, prp. of extravagari, to stray < L extra, beyond + vagari, to wander < vagus: see vague
Related Forms:
- extravagantly ex·trav′a·gantly adverb
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