extravagant

/ɛkˈstrævəgɪnt/

/ɛksˈtrævəgənt/

Extravagant is an adjective that means expensive, excessive, and over the top. A modest chandelier in your dining room is normal. But crystal-studded walls and gold-plated goblets? That's a bit extravagant.

If you’re prone to lavish behavior or spending, you’re extravagant. It’s an adjective associated with extremes, sometimes even to the point of absurdity. Fees at a bank can be extravagant, and so can a person who insists on drinking only bottled French mineral water out of a golden chalice. Remember that the only ‘e’ is at the beginning — the remaining three vowels are all ‘a.’

Definitions of extravagant

1. adjective

   recklessly wasteful
   synonyms: prodigal, profligate, spendthrift

   wasteful

   tending to squander and waste
2. adjective

   extremely or unreasonably high in price
3. adjective

   greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
   synonyms: exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious

   immoderate

   beyond reasonable limits
4. adjective

   characterized by extravagance and profusion
   synonyms: lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy

   rich

   suggestive of or characterized by great expense
5. adjective

   unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
   “extravagant praise”

   synonyms: excessive, exuberant, overweening

   unrestrained

   not subject to restraint