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- Dictionaryex·trav·a·gant/ikˈstravəɡ(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. lacking restraint in spending money or using resources: "it was rather extravagant to buy both" Similar Opposite
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1. a. : exceeding the limits of reason or necessity. extravagant claims. b. : lacking in moderation, balance, and restraint. extravagant praise. c. : extremely or excessively elaborate. an extravagant display. 2. : extremely or unreasonably high in price. an extravagant purchase. 3. a. : spending much more than necessary.
EXTRAVAGANT definition: 1. spending too much money, or using too much of something: 2. extreme and unreasonable: 3…. Learn more.
If you’re prone to lavish behavior or spending, you’re extravagant. It’s an adjective associated with extremes, sometimes even to the point of absurdity. Fees at a bank can be extravagant, and so can a person who insists on drinking only bottled French mineral water out of a golden chalice.
Extravagant definition: spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful. See examples of EXTRAVAGANT used in a sentence.
EXTRAVAGANT meaning: 1. spending too much money, or using too much of something: 2. extreme and unreasonable: 3…. Learn more.
Someone who is extravagant spends more money than they can afford or uses more of something than is reasonable. We are not extravagant; restaurant meals are a luxury and designer clothes are out. I hope you don't think I'm extravagant but I've had the electric fire on for most of the day.
adjective. /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/. /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/. spending a lot more money or using a lot more of something than you can afford or than is necessary. I felt very extravagant spending £200 on a dress. She's got very extravagant tastes.
adj. 1. spending much more than is necessary or wise: an extravagant shopper. 2. excessively high: extravagant prices. 3. exceeding the bounds of reason or moderation: extravagant demands. 4. going beyond what is deserved or justifiable: extravagant praise.
EXTRAVAGANT meaning: 1. costing too much or spending a lot more money than you need to: 2. too unusual and extreme to…. Learn more.
1 spending a lot more money, or using a lot more of something, than you can afford or than is necessary I felt very extravagant spending $200 on a dress. She has very extravagant tastes. Residents were warned not to be extravagant with water, in view of the low rainfall this year.
