Ex*trav"a*gant (?), a. [F. extravagant, fr. L. extra on the outside + vagance, antis, p. pr. of vagari to wander, from vagus wandering, vague. See Vague.]
1.
Wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign.
[Obs.]
The extravagant and erring spirit hies
To his confine.
Shak.
2.
Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse.
There appears something nobly wild and extravagant in great natural geniuses.
Addison.
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.
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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