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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