extravagantly
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ex·trav·a·gant
(ĭk-străv′ə-gənt)adj.
1.
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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3. | extravagantly - in a rich and lavish manner; "lavishly decorated" |
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Translations
بِتَبْذير، بإفْراط
ekstravagantvildt
óhóflega
čudaškopotratno
müsrifçe
extravagantly
[ɪksˈtrævəgəntlɪ] ADV1. (= 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
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) → esageratamenteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
extravagant
(ikˈstrӕvəgənt) adjective1. 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 adverbexˈtravagance noun
His wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance.
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