sky-high

American  

[skahy-hahy] / ˈskaɪˈhaɪ /

adverb

1. very high.

   Costs have gone sky-high since the war.

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sky-high British  

adjective

1. at or to an unprecedented or excessive level

   prices rocketed sky-high

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adverb

1. high into the air

2. to destroy completely

Etymology

Origin of sky-high

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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sky-high

Not only was it a culinary juggernaut, but the sky-high restaurant—soaring more than 100 stories above the city in the North Tower of the World Trade Center—shifted the city’s culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Property records show that the sprawling abode is currently available to rent for the sky-high sum of $75,000 a month.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Iran had already been grappling with sky-high inflation before the war, which fuelled an anti-government protest movement that peaked in January.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

But the combined weight of the Covid pandemic, China's spiralling property slump and constricted borrowing limits for its citizens have sunk those sky-high ambitions, and all but ground the project to a standstill.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The old man gave himself up willingly to his exhaustion and drifted off like a lazy, sky-high fly ball.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

Related Words

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