Extravagant \Ex*trav"a*gant\, a. [F. extravagant, fr. L. extra on the outside + vagans, -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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Extravagant \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)