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Extravagant
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. One who is confined to no general rule. L'Estrange.
2. Certain constitutions or decretal epistles, not at first included with others, but subsequently made a part of the canon law.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (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." Bancroft.