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.
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.
