Associations to the word «Extravagancy»

Wiktionary

EXTRAVAGANCY, noun. (archaic) (17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
EXTRAVAGANCY, noun. (archaic) (17-19th centuries) A thing that is extravagant.

Dictionary definition

EXTRAVAGANCY, noun. The quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth; "we were surprised by the extravagance of his description".

Wise words

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Mark Twain