exorbitant

ex·or·bi·tant  (g-zôrb-tnt)

adj.

Exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness: exorbitant prices. See Synonyms at excessive.

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[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.]

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ex·orbi·tant·ly adv.

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exorbitant

Adjective

(of prices, demands, etc.) excessively great or high: an exorbitant rent [Latin ex out, away + orbita track]

exorbitantly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

exorbitant - greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" extortionate, usurious, outrageous, steep, unconscionable immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"

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exorbitant

adjective excessive, high, expensive, extreme, ridiculous, outrageous, extravagant, unreasonable, undue, preposterous, unwarranted, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, immoderate << OPPOSITE reasonable

Translations

exorbitant [ɪgˈzɔːbɪtənt] adj [price, demands] → exorbitante, excesivo

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exorbitant [ɪgˈzɔːbɪtnt] adj [price] → exorbitant(e) → excessif/ive; [demands] → exorbitant, démesuré(e)

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exorbitant [ɪgˈzɔːbɪtnt] adj (prices, rents) → astronomisch, unverschämt;

(demands) → maßlos, übertrieben

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exorbitant [ɪgˈzɔːbɪtənt] adj [price] → esorbitante; [demands] → spropositato/a