EXTRAVAGANT
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Ex*trav"a*gant (?), a. [F. extravagant, fr. L. extra on the outside + vagans, -antis, p. pr. of vagari to wander, from vagus wandering, vague. See Vague.] 1. Wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign. [Obs.]
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The extravagant and erring spirit hies
To his confine.
Shak.
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2. Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse.
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There appears something nobly wild and extravagant in great natural geniuses.
Addison.
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3. Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful; as, an extravagant man. “Extravagant expense.” Bancroft.
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Ex*trav"a*gant, n. 1. One who is confined to no general rule. L'Estrange.
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2. pl. (Eccl. Hist.) Certain constitutions or decretal epistles, not at first included with others, but subsequently made a part of the canon law.
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