extravagant

[ ik-strav-uh-guhnt ]
/ ɪkˈstræv ə gənt /
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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.

Origin of extravagant

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin extrāvagant- (stem of extrāvagāns), present participle of extrāvagārī, equivalent to extrā- extra- + vagārī to wander

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Words related to extravagant

fantastic, excessive, ludicrous, fancy, lavish, exorbitant, fanciful, ornate, costly, bizarre, expensive, profligate, ostentatious, grandiose, showy, reckless, flashy, garish, gaudy, ridiculous

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British Dictionary definitions for extravagant

extravagant
/ (ɪkˈstrævəɡənt) /

adjective

spending money excessively or immoderately
going beyond usual bounds; unrestrained extravagant praise
ostentatious; showy
exorbitant in price; overpriced

Derived forms of extravagant

extravagantly, adverb

Word Origin for extravagant

C14: from Medieval Latin extravagāns, from Latin extra- + vagārī to wander