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exorbitantly

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ex·or·bi·tant  (g-zôrb-tnt)
adj.
Exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness: exorbitant prices. See Synonyms at excessive.

[Middle English, aberrant, flagrant, from Old French, excessive, extreme, from Late Latin exorbitns, exorbitant-, present participle of exorbitre, to deviate : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin orbita, path, track; see orbit.]

ex·orbi·tant·ly adv.
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Adv.1.exorbitantlyexorbitantly - to an exorbitant degree; "prices are exorbitantly high in the capital"
Translations
exorbitantly [ɪgˈzɔːbɪtəntlɪ] ADVexorbitantemente
it was exorbitantly expensiveera exorbitantemente caro
to pay sb/charge sb exorbitantlypagar/cobrar a algn una cantidad exorbitante or abusiva
some bosses are paid exorbitantlya algunos jefes se les paga unos salarios exorbitantes
exorbitantly priced shoeszapatos mpl a precios exorbitantes or abusivos
exorbitantly [ɪgˈzɔːrbɪtəntli] adv [high] → démesurément
exorbitantly
adv exorbitantly priced or expensivemaßlos teuer; they are paid exorbitantlysie werden unverschämt gut bezahlt; they charge exorbitantlysie verlangen unverschämte Preise
exorbitantly [ɪgˈzɔːbɪtntlɪ] adveccessivamente
exorbitantly [ɪgˈzɔːbɪtntlɪ] adveccessivamente


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