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Meanings of as extravagant in English

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Usage of as extravagant in English
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It is as extravagant as Ariosto, and as dull as Wilkie's Epigoniad.
Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. Volume 1
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He described them as extravagant dinners at fancy restaurants, costing thousands of dollars.
Radio NZ
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The poor may indulge in them, not as extravagant enjoyments, but practical goods.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 / A Magaz...
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He is as extravagant, and perhaps more so, than the most of us.
Across China on Foot
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Be as extravagant as you like, that is all I ask.
L'Abbe Constantin — Volume 2
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For my part, I think young men are just as extravagant.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 / A Magazi...
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A few focal antique furniture pieces are as extravagant as the decor gets.
The Guardian
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Now this assertion has been considered as extravagant and wild.
A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 / Taken from a View of the ...
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This statement does not appear as extravagant to-day as it did ten years ago.
From Isolation to Leadership, Revised / A Review of American For...
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Cesarine, believe me, is not as extravagant as she seems.
Other People's Money
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This is about as extravagant as you can get if you're a white guy.
The football fan's manifesto
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His friends were as extravagant in their praise, as his foes were in their censure.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3
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He attended the dinners at what he calls fancy restaurants, and describes them as extravagant.
Radio NZ
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Julius Caesar's affairs with women were "commonly described as extravagant" (Suetonius).
The Red Queen
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She was as extravagant as she was poor.
One of Ours
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The people of Springfield have been turned into toys many times, but nothing as extravagant as this.
Wired
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