extravagant.

1. Spending or using much more than is needed or reasonably affordable.

2. Going far beyond what is moderate, plausible, or restrained.

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Words that belong together

• extravagant spending
• extravagant gift

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The extravagant gift embarrassed someone who had asked only for practical help.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more extravagant; superlative most extravagant when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.