exorbitant

[ ig-zawr-bi-tuhnt ]

/ ɪgˈzɔr bɪ tənt /

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adjective

exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, especially in amount or extent; highly excessive: to charge an exorbitant price; exorbitant luxury.

Archaic. outside the authority of the law.

Nearby words

exopodite, exopterygote, exor., exorable, exorbitance, exorbitant, exorcise, exorcism, exorcist, exorcize, exordium

Origin of exorbitant

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin exorbitant- (stem of exorbitāns, present participle of exorbitāre to go out of the track), equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + orbit(a) wheel track (see orbit) + -ant- -ant

SYNONYMS FOR exorbitant

inordinate, outrageous, extreme, extravagant, unreasonable, unconscionable.

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ANTONYMS FOR exorbitant

fair, reasonable.

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Related forms

ex·or·bi·tant·ly, adverbun·ex·or·bi·tant, adjectiveun·ex·or·bi·tant·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for exorbitantly

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Food as well as clothing is exorbitantly dear, the only cheap articles of consumption being bread and French wines.
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The little fresh provision that finds its way into the town is exorbitantly dear.
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Cartmen charged wildly and exorbitantly—some having to pay as high as fifty dollars to have carted away a cartload of stuff.
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British Dictionary definitions for exorbitantly

exorbitant

/ (ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt) /

adjective

(of prices, demands, etc) in excess of what is reasonable; excessive; extravagant; immoderate

Derived Forms

exorbitance, nounexorbitantly, adverb

Word Origin for exorbitant

C15: from Late Latin exorbitāre to deviate, from Latin orbita track

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