exorbitant
adjective
exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, especially in amount or extent; highly excessive.
exorbitantly
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a word derived from
exorbitant.
Example Sentences
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What is more clear is that these lawsuits are long, unpredictable and exorbitantly expensive for both sides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
By 2014, urgent care clinics and hospitals were plentiful enough in large cities like St. Petersburg and Moscow, but many were exorbitantly expensive, even for young Americans like me.
From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2025
That shows the sector isn’t exorbitantly expensive—unlike some S&P 500 stocks—and that higher-than-expected profits can still drive the stocks higher.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
That doesn’t mean it’s meaningless, and when you’re paying for exorbitantly expensive medical procedures, you’ll take any discount you can get.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2025
But to paraphrase Keynes: in the long run, we’ll all be broke, at least those of us who work for low wages and live in exorbitantly overpriced motels.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
