exorbitant
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bɪ adjective
exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, especially in amount or extent; highly excessive: to charge an exorbitant price; exorbitant luxury.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
ex·or·bi·tant·ly, adverb
un·ex·or·bi·tant, adjective
un·ex·or·bi·tant·ly, adverb
Synonyms
inordinate, outrageous, extreme, extravagant, unreasonable, unconscionable.
inordinate, outrageous, extreme, extravagant, unreasonable, unconscionable.
Antonyms
fair, reasonable.
fair, reasonable.
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exorbitant (ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| (of prices, demands, etc) in excess of what is reasonable; excessive; extravagant; immoderate | |
| [C15: from Late Latin exorbitāre to deviate, from Latin orbita track] | |
| ex'orbitance | |
| —n | |
| ex'orbitantly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
exorbitant
mid-15c., from L. exorbitantem (nom. exorbitans), prp. of exorbitare "deviate, go out of the track," from ex- "out of" + orbita "wheel track." Originally "deviating from rule or principle, eccentric;" sense of "excessive, immoderate" (of prices, rates, etc.) first recorded 1660s. Related: Exorbitantly.
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Example sentences
The city has said it needed to hire about 300 firefighters for public safety reasons and to prevent exorbitant overtime costs.
Exorbitant student loans prevent gifted people from pursuing the ideals that motivated them to go to school in the first place.
And the decade-long boom is slowing as concerns over inflation and exorbitant prices loom larger.
And their parents would rather not have to pay those exorbitant fees.
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