extravagant
Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.
Other meanings
extreme; wild; excessive; unrestrained.
“extravagant acts, praise, or abuse”
Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful.
“an extravagant man”
Synonyms
- excessive
Related words
- extravagancy
- extravagantly
- extravagantness
- overextravagant
- unextravagant
Word history
From Latin "extra" (beyond).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “extravagant” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.