extravagantly

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ex·trav·a·gant

(ĭk-străv′ə-gənt)

adj.

a. Exceeding reasonable bounds: extravagant demands. See Synonyms at excessive.

b. Unreasonably high in cost; exorbitant: extravagant fees.

c. Lavish or imprudent in spending money: extravagant members of the imperial court.

2. Extremely abundant; profuse: extravagant vegetation.

3. Archaic Straying beyond limits or bounds; wandering.

[Middle English, unusual, rambling, from Old French, from Medieval Latin extrāvagāns, extrāvagant-, present participle of extrāvagārī, to wander : Latin extrā, outside; see extra- + Latin vagārī, to wander.]

ex·trav′a·gant·ly adv.

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Adv.	1.	extravagantly - in an abundant manner; "they were abundantly supplied with food"; "he thanked her profusely" abundantly, copiously, profusely
	2.	extravagantly - in a wasteful manner; "the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap" lavishly
	3.	extravagantly - in a rich and lavish manner; "lavishly decorated" lavishly, richly

Translations

بِتَبْذير، بإفْراط

ekstravagantvildt

extravagant

excessivement

óhóflega

čudaškopotratno

müsrifçe

过分地

extravagantly

[ɪksˈtrævəgəntlɪ] ADV

1. (= wastefully, lavishly) [spend] → profusamente, con gran despilfarro; [live, decorate] → por todo lo alto, con todo lujo
to use sth extravagantly → derrochar algo
the room was extravagantly furnished → la habitación estaba amueblada por todo lo alto or con mucho lujo

2. (= exaggeratedly) [praise, thank] → excesivamente, exageradamente; [dress, behave] → de forma extravagante

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

extravagantly

adv

(= lavishly) entertain → aufwendig, aufwändig; live → luxuriös; extravagantly expensive → maßlos teuer

(= extremely) → übertrieben; gifted → überaus; praise, thank → überschwänglich; his extravagantly eccentric behaviour → sein extravagantes or übertriebenes Verhalten

(= flamboyantly) dress, behave → extravagant

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

extravagantly

[ɪksˈtrævəgəntlɪ] adv (lavishly) → in modo dispendioso; (exaggeratedly) → esageratamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

extravagant

(ikˈstrӕvəgənt) adjective

1. using or spending too much; wasteful. He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy.

2. (of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great. extravagant praise.

exˈtravagantly adverb

exˈtravagance noun

His wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance.

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They were at this period extravagantly and preternaturally fond of me; which, after all, I could reflect, was no more than a graceful response in children perpetually bowed over and hugged.

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The regiment bled extravagantly. Grunting bundles of blue began to drop.

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These from his distance he admired extravagantly; and though he was inclined to be more sarcastic with them than with others, though he made little jokes at their expense, he would have given anything to change places with them.

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Troy being consulted as to the expediency of accepting this proposal, objected to the pecuniary terms demanded as being extravagantly high.

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He admired Edna extravagantly, after meeting her at the races with her father.

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I had seen a picture of a youthful Italian "freak"--or "freaks"--which was--or which were-- on exhibition in our cities--a combination consisting of two heads and four arms joined to a single body and a single pair of legs-- and I thought I would write an extravagantly fantastic little story with this freak of nature for hero--or heroes-- a silly young miss for heroine, and two old ladies and two boys for the minor parts.

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I let the youthful author talk as much and as extravagantly as he pleased, and was glad to see him commencing life with such confidence in himself and his performances.

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In this neighborhood, the captain made search for "the great Tar Spring," one of the wonders of the mountains; the medicinal properties of which, he had heard extravagantly lauded by the trappers.

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I would seduce him, for he is a gallant man, extravagantly partial to women; then I would get away our two prisoners."

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I have to confess now, however, that my judgment erred somewhat, though not extravagantly. I always had an idea that Como was a vast basin of water, like Tahoe, shut in by great mountains.