extravagant

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   lacking restraint in spending or excess; immoderate

   They threw an extravagant party with hundreds of guests.

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Simplified etymology

Extravagant entered English in late Middle English from medieval Latin extravagari, formed from extra- “outside” and vagari “to wander.” It first meant “unusual,” “unsuitable,” or “diverging greatly,” then developed the senses “excessive” and “elaborate”; its association with spending or costing a great deal dates from the early 18th century.

From Medieval Latin extravagantem ('wandering outside, straying'), present participle of extravagari, from Latin extra ('outside') + vagari ('to wander').

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