extravagant

Universal Words adjective 1 spending a lot more money or using a lot more of sth than you can afford or than is necessary: I felt very extravagant spending ｣100 on a dress. * She's got very extravagant tastes. * Residents were warned not to be extravagant with water, in view of the low rainfall this year. 2 costing a lot more money than you can afford or is necessary: an extravagant present 3 (of ideas, speech or behaviour) very extreme or impressive but not reasonable or practical SYNEXAGGERATED: the extravagant claims / promises of politicians * I was embarrassed by all the extravagant praise I was getting. * He had the extravagant gestures and loud voice of an actor. extravagantly adverb: extravagantly expensive * extravagantly high hopes