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ex·trav·a·gant
/ɪkˈstrævɪgənt/
(
a
.)揮霍的,浪費的,奢侈的,放肆的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ex·trav·a·gant
a.
1.
Wandering
beyond
one's
bounds
;
roving
;
hence
,
foreign
. [
Obs
.]
The
extravagant
and
erring
spirit
hies
To
his
confine
. --
Shak
.
2.
Exceeding
due
bounds
;
wild
;
excessive
;
unrestrained
;
as
,
extravagant
acts
,
wishes
,
praise
,
abuse
.
There
appears
something
nobly
wild
and
extravagant
in
great
natural
geniuses
.
--
Addison
.
3.
Profuse
in
expenditure
;
prodigal
;
wasteful
;
as
,
an
extravagant
man
.
“
Extravagant
expense.”
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ex·trav·a·gant
,
n.
1.
One
who
is
confined
to
no
general
rule
.
2.
pl.
Eccl. Hist.
Certain
constitutions
or
decretal
epistles
,
not
at
first
included
with
others
,
but
subsequently
made
a
part
of
the
canon
law
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
extravagant
adj
1:
unrestrained
in
especially
feelings
; "
extravagant
praise
";
"
exuberant
compliments
"; "
overweening
ambition
";
"
overweening
greed
" [
syn
:
excessive
,
exuberant
,
overweening
]
2:
recklessly
wasteful
; "
prodigal
in
their
expenditures
" [
syn
:
prodigal
,
profligate
,
spendthrift
]
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