Meaning & use
extravagant
Spending much more money than necessary, or excessively elaborate and lavish in style.
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They threw an extravagant party with fireworks, a live band, and an ice sculpture.
His extravagant claims about the product turned out to be mostly exaggeration.
A note on using this word
'Extravagant' can describe spending, style, or even speech, such as 'extravagant praise' meaning praise that is exaggerated.
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