extravagantly

/ˌɛkˈstɹævəɡəntɫi/ adv

With lavish expenditure or behaviour; in an extravagant manner.

Word Origin Extravagantly comes from Latin 'extravagari' — 'extra-' (outside) + 'vagari' (to wander), so to wander beyond bounds. That's why extravagant spending is wandering outside normal limits. The same 'vagari' root gives us 'vagrant' (a wanderer) and 'vague' (wandering in meaning). The adverb adds -ly to 'extravagant'.

adv With lavish expenditure or behaviour; in an extravagant manner.

She lived extravagantly, spending fortunes on designer clothes and luxury vacations.

(副词) 奢侈地;挥霍地;铺张地

她生活奢侈,花大笔钱购买设计师服装和豪华度假。

(adverbio) suntuosamente; lujosamente; pródigamente; espléndidamente; derrochadoramente [Con gasto o comportamiento suntuoso; de manera extravagante.]

Vivía de forma extravagante, gastando fortunas en ropa de diseñador y vacaciones de lujo.

(adverbe) extravagamment; avec prodigalité; somptueusement; fastueusement [De manière extravagante, avec des dépenses somptuaires ou un comportement excessif.]

Elle vivait de manière extravagante, dépensant des fortunes en vêtements de créateur et en vacances de luxe.

(Adverb) verschwenderisch; üppig; aufwendig [Auf verschwenderische, übertriebene oder maßlose Weise; mit großem Aufwand oder ohne Zurückhaltung.]

Sie lebte **extravagantly**, gab Vermögen für Designerkleidung und Luxusreisen aus.

(副詞) 惜しみなく金を使い、度を越した振る舞いをしながら。贅沢に、浪費的に。

彼女は贅沢に暮らし、デザイナーの服や豪華な休暇旅行に莫大な金額を費やしていた。

(advérbio) extravagantemente; luxuosamente; esbanjadoramente [Com gasto ou comportamento luxuoso; de maneira extravagante.]

Ela vivia extravagantemente, gastando fortunas em roupas de grife e férias de luxo.

Word parts: extra + vag + ant + ly

Common collocations

be verb to prep with prep not adv of prep

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