Extravagant
[ɪk'strævəg(ə)nt;ek-] or [ɪk'strævəgənt]
Definition
(adj.) recklessly wasteful; 'prodigal in their expenditures' .
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Definition
(a.) Wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign.
(a.) Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse.
(a.) Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful; as, an extravagant man.
(n.) One who is confined to no general rule.
(n.) Certain constitutions or decretal epistles, not at first included with others, but subsequently made a part of the canon law.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Excessive, inordinate, exorbitant, unreasonable, preposterous.[2]. Irregular, wild, foolish, absurd.[3]. Wasteful, lavish, profuse, prodigal, too liberal, too bountiful.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Wild, monstrous, preposterous, absurd, prodigal, wasteful, reckless, excessive,lavish, profuse, abnormal
ANT:Sound, sober, consistent, rational, fair, economical, frugal, careful, regular,usual
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Definition
adj. wandering beyond bounds: irregular: unrestrained: excessive: profuse in expenses: wasteful.—ns. Extrav′agance excess: lavish expenditure: (Milt.) digression; Extrav′agancy (Shak.) vagrancy: extravagance.—adv. Extrav′agantly.—v.i. Extrav′agāte to wander: to exceed proper bounds.
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Examples
- You extravagant fellow; another yacht! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Nor did this seem extravagant. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- We must not swing across from the repudiation of the extravagant pretensions of the faithful to an equally extravagant condemnation. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I may be extravagant in this matter, but if this be the case my ear is to blame--not my pen. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The party was gay and extravagant in appearance, everybody had put on evening dress except Birkin and Joshua Mattheson. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- And a still more extravagant and unwise claim made by the church was the claim to the power of _dispensation_. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In Siam these fish are kept in glass globes, as we keep goldfish, for the purpose of fighting, and an extravagant amount of gambling takes place about the result of the fights. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They complain of the extravagant gain of other people; but they say nothing of their own. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I had expected some extravagant proposition, and remained silent awhile, collecting my thoughts that I might the better combat her fanciful scheme. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- But from the introduction of the third Home Rule Bill onward the opposition to it had assumed a violent and extravagant form. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He has wild, extravagant notions about things, particularly about the treatment of servants. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- But what is an extravagant fellow to do, with high rank and little or no money? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- My dear Vermont, you natives up by the North Pole set an extravagant value on time! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- It was a revenue, too, of a nature to excite in human avidity the most extravagant expectation of still greater riches. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- As the son grew a young man, he turned out riotous, extravagant, undutiful,--altogether bad. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He believed him to be imprudent and extravagant. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I knew he was extravagant, but I did not think that he would be so mean as to hang his risks on his oldest friend, who could the least afford to lose. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Nay, there is doubtless much truth in those extravagant travels of Marco Polo, Sir John Mandeville, and such-like wanderers. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Apothecaries' profit is become a bye-word, denoting something uncommonly extravagant. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Another and another, with broken exclamations, and extravagant phrases, endeavoured to express the intoxicating effect of this wonder of nature. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- How extravagant soever the fees of counsellors at law may sometimes appear, their real retribution is never equal to this. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I am sure I am not extravagant in my demands. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- He's deucedly extravagant! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Extravagant day-dreams, said Moore, with a sigh and smile, yet perhaps we may realize some of them. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- John, dear, I'm ashamed to show you my book, for I've really been dreadfully extravagant lately. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- According to the legend, this great discovery elicited extravagant demonstrations of joy. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- She had often called him a horrid dissipated wretch, and threatened to tell Emmy of his wicked ways and naughty extravagant habits. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He was not going to do anything extravagant, but the requisite things must be bought, and it would be bad economy to buy them of a poor quality. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He is a dissipated, extravagant idler. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I wasn't brought up like a younger brother, but was always encouraged to be extravagant and kep idle. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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