extravagant

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.2.4 External links 2 French 2.1 Adjective 3 German 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adjective 3.2.1 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

< Old French and French extravagant < Mediaeval Latin extravagans, pp. of extravagari (“‘to wander beyond’”) < Latin extra (“‘beyond’”) + vagari (“‘to wander, stray’”).

[edit] Adjective

extravagant (comparative more extravagant, superlative most extravagant)

1. exceeding the bounds of something
2. extreme
3. exorbitant

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:excessive

[edit] Related terms

• vagabond
• extravagance

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[edit] External links

• extravagant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• extravagant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] French

[edit] Adjective

extravagant

1. extravagant

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

From French extravagant

[edit] Adjective

extravagant (comparative extravaganter, superlative am extravagantesten)

1. extravagant

[edit] Related terms

• Extravaganz