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Extravagant

see synonyms of extravagant

Adjective

1. excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening

unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

Example Sentences:
'extravagant praise'
'exuberant compliments'
'overweening ambition'
'overweening greed'

2. extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift

recklessly wasteful

Example Sentences:
'prodigal in their expenditures'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Extravagant

see synonyms of extravagant
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. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Extravagant

see synonyms of extravagant
adjective
1.  Obsolete
straying beyond bounds; wandering
2. 
going beyond reasonable limits; excessive or unrestrained
extravagant demands
3. 
too ornate or showy
extravagant designs
4. 
costing or spending too much; wasteful

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Extravagant

see synonyms of extravagant
adj.
1.
a. Exceeding reasonable bounds: extravagant demands. See Synonyms at excessive.
b. Unreasonably high in cost; exorbitant: extravagant fees.
c. Lavish or imprudent in spending money: extravagant members of the imperial court.
2. Extremely abundant; profuse: extravagant vegetation.
3. Archaic Straying beyond limits or bounds; wandering.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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