extravagant
ext·ra·va·gant
adjective
1.
unrestrained in especially feelings
- “extravagant praise”
- “exuberant compliments”
- “overweening ambition”
- “overweening greed”
2.
- “prodigal in their expenditures”
Origin
Inherited from Middle English extravagaunt, from Middle French extravagant and its etymon Medieval Latin extravagans, present participle of extravagor (“to wander beyond”), from Latin extra (“beyond”) + vagor (“to wander, stray”).
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