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extravagantly

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ex·trav·a·gant  (k-strv-gnt)
adj.
1. Given to lavish or imprudent expenditure: extravagant members of the imperial court.
2. Exceeding reasonable bounds: extravagant demands. See Synonyms at excessive.
3. Extremely abundant; profuse: extravagant vegetation.
4. Unreasonably high; exorbitant: extravagant fees.
5. Archaic Straying beyond limits or bounds; wandering.

[Middle English, unusual, rambling, from Old French, from Medieval Latin extrvagns, extrvagant-, present participle of extrvagr, to wander : Latin extr, outside; see extra- + Latin vagr, to wander.]

ex·trava·gant·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.extravagantly - in an abundant manner; "they were abundantly supplied with food"; "he thanked her profusely"
2.extravagantlyextravagantly - in a wasteful manner; "the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap"
3.extravagantly - in a rich and lavish manner; "lavishly decorated"
Translations
extravagantly [ɪksˈtrævəgəntlɪ] ADV
1. (= wastefully, lavishly) [spend] → profusamente, con gran despilfarro; [live, decorate] → por todo lo alto, con todo lujo
to use sth extravagantlyderrochar algo
the room was extravagantly furnishedla habitación estaba amueblada por todo lo alto or con mucho lujo
2. (= exaggeratedly) [praise, thank] → excesivamente, exageradamente; [dress, behave] → de forma extravagante
extravagantly [ɪkˈstrævəgəntli] adv
(= highly) [paid, priced] → largement; [praise] → à outrance
(= outrageously) [expensive] → atrocement; [bizarre] → extrêmement
(= lavishly) [decorated] → luxueusement; [elegant] → extrêmement
(= without heeding expense) [live, shop] → sans regarder à la dépense; [dress] → d'une façon extravagante
(= in an exaggerated way) → exagérément
extravagantly
adv
(= lavishly) entertainaufwendig, aufwändig; liveluxuriös; extravagantly expensivemaßlos teuer
(= extremely)übertrieben; giftedüberaus; praise, thanküberschwänglich; his extravagantly eccentric behavioursein extravagantes or übertriebenes Verhalten
(= flamboyantly) dress, behaveextravagant
extravagantly [ɪksˈtrævəgəntlɪ] adv (lavishly) → in modo dispendioso; (exaggeratedly) → esageratamente
extravagantly [ɪksˈtrævəgəntlɪ] adv (lavishly) → in modo dispendioso; (exaggeratedly) → esageratamente


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Don Carlos, no doubt, must have had many queer friends (it is the common lot of all Pretenders), but amongst them none more extravagantly fantastic than the Tremolino Syndicate, which used to meet in a tavern on the quays of the old port.
Troy being consulted as to the expediency of accepting this proposal, objected to the pecuniary terms demanded as being extravagantly high.
All the way to Russian Peter's we were extravagantly happy, but when we turned back--it must have been about four o'clock-- the east wind grew stronger and began to howl; the sun lost its heartening power and the sky became grey and sombre.
 
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