sky-high

[skahy-hahy]

adverb

1. very high.

   Costs have gone sky-high since the war.

sky-high

adjective

1. at or to an unprecedented or excessive level

   prices rocketed sky-high

adverb

1. high into the air

2. to destroy completely

Word History and Origins

Origin of sky-high¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Everyone is eagerly buying the same stocks as you at these same sky-high valuations.

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But a good policy can save your vacation investment, as well as cover sky-high medical bills when traveling abroad.

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The visual effects costs were also sky-high, as they are for every big action-adventure movie these days.

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My favorite part: A demand that the sky-high tuition of signatory universities be frozen for five years.

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Florists have spoken about how cut flowers have reached sky-high prices in the past few years.

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Related Words

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