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- Dictionaryextravagant/ɪkˈstravəɡ(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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EXTRAVAGANT definition: 1. spending too much money, or using too much of something: 2. extreme and unreasonable: 3…. Learn more.
EXTRAVAGANT meaning: 1. spending too much money, or using too much of something: 2. extreme and unreasonable: 3…. Learn more.
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.
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.
Extravagant definition: spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful. See examples of EXTRAVAGANT used in a sentence.
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.
Something that is extravagant costs more money than you can afford or uses more of something than is reasonable. Her Aunt Sallie gave her an uncharacteristically extravagant gift. Baking a whole cheese in pastry may seem extravagant.
EXTRAVAGANCE definition: 1. behaviour in which you spend more money than you need to: 2. something expensive that you buy…. Learn more.
Something that is extravagant costs more money than you can afford or uses more of something than is reasonable. Her aunt gave her an uncharacteristically extravagant gift. Baking a whole cheese in pastry may seem extravagant.
Extravagant Definition. Going beyond reasonable limits; excessive or unrestrained. Extravagant demands. Unreasonably high in cost; exorbitant. Extravagant fees. Straying beyond bounds; wandering. Too ornate or showy. Extravagant designs. Costing or spending too much; wasteful.
