extravagantly en · ADV
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English extravagant Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English extravagantly From extravagant + -ly.
Meanings
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With lavish expenditure or behaviour; in an extravagant manner.
Perhaps nowhere else in insectdom is such an extravagantly flamboyant display of systemized pattern on parade.
2008, Christopher Marley, Pheromone: the Insect Artwork of Christopher Marley, page 242:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most extravagantly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more extravagantly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
la affluenter (with lavish expenditure) · bg разточително (with lavish expenditure) · bg екстравагантно (with lavish expenditure) · es costosamente (with lavish expenditure)