exorbitant
[ ig-zawr-bi-tuhnt ]
/ ɪgˈzɔr bɪ tənt /
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.
Origin of exorbitant
SYNONYMS FOR exorbitant
OTHER WORDS FROM exorbitant
ex·or·bi·tant·ly, adverb un·ex·or·bi·tant, adjective un·ex·or·bi·tant·ly, adverbWords nearby exorbitant
exopodite,
exopterygote,
exor.,
exorable,
exorbitance,
exorbitant,
exorcise,
exorcism,
exorcist,
exorcize,
exordium
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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 of exorbitant
exorbitance, noun exorbitantly, adverbWord Origin for exorbitant
C15: from Late Latin
exorbitāre to deviate, from Latin
orbita track