ex ‧ trav ‧ a ‧ gant /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: Latin vagans , present participle of vagari 'to wander about' ]
1 . spending or costing a lot of money, especially more than is necessary or more than you can afford:
Would it be too extravagant to buy both?
an extravagant lifestyle
2 . doing or using something too much or more than is necessary
extravagant with
Don’t be too extravagant with the wine.
an extravagant display of loyalty
3 . if someone makes extravagant claims, promises etc, they make big claims or promises that are not true or real:
extravagant claims about the drug’s effectiveness
4 . very impressive because of being very expensive, beautiful etc:
extravagant celebrations
—extravagantly adverb
—extravagance noun [uncountable and countable] :
the extravagance of the Royal Palace
His only extravagance (=the only expensive thing he bought) was fine wine.