a. [ F. extravagant, fr. L. extra on the outside + vagans, -antis, p. pr. of vagari to wander, from vagus wandering, vague. See Vague. ]
The extravagant and erring spirit hies
To his confine. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
There appears something nobly wild and extravagant in great natural geniuses. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
adv. In an extravagant manner; wildly; excessively; profusely. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being extravagant or in excess; excess; extravagance. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. mundus the world + vagans wandering, p. pr. of vagari. See Vagary. ] Wandering over the world. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. nox, noctis, night + vagans, p. pr. of vagari to wander about. ] (Zool.) Going about in the night; night-wandering. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Omni + L. vagans, p. pr. of vagari to wander. ] Wandering anywhere and everywhere. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. solus alone + vagans wandering. ] Wandering alone. [ R. ] T. Grander. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. vagans, p. pr. of vagari to stroll or wander. ] (Zool.) A tribe of spiders, comprising some of those which take their prey in a web, but which also frequently run with agility, and chase and seize their prey. [ 1913 Webster ]