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单词 extravagant
释义 extravagant
 —extravagantly,  adv.   —extravagantness,  n.  
 /ik strav"euh geuhnt/,  adj.  
  1. spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful: an extravagant shopper.
  2. excessively high: extravagant expenses; extravagant prices.
  3. exceeding the bounds of reason, as actions, demands, opinions, or passions.
  4. going beyond what is deserved or justifiable: extravagant praise.
  5.  Obs.   wandering beyond bounds.
 [1350-1400; ME < ML extravagant- (s. of extravagans), prp. of extravagari, equiv. to extra- EXTRA- + vagari to wander]
 Syn. 1. imprudent, spendthrift, prodigal. 2. immoderate, excessive, inordinate. 3. unreasonable, unrestrained, fantastic, wild, absurd, preposterous.
 Ant. 1. prudent, thrifty. 2. moderate. 3. reasonable.
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