exorbitant

adjective

ex·or·bi·tant ig-ˈzȯr-bə-tənt How to pronounce exorbitant (audio)

: not coming within the scope of the law

: exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size

exorbitantly adverb

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How Was exorbitant First Used?

The first use of "exorbitant" in English was "wandering or deviating from the normal or ordinary course." That sense is now archaic, but it provides a hint as to the origins of "exorbitant": the word derives from Late Latin exorbitans, the present participle of the verb exorbitare, meaning "to deviate." "Exorbitare" in turn was formed by combining the prefix ex-, meaning "out of," with the noun orbita, meaning "track of a wheel or "rut." ("Orbita" itself traces back to "orbis," the Latin word for "disk" or "hoop.") In the 15th century "exorbitant" came to refer to something which fell outside of the normal or intended scope of the law. Eventually, it developed an extended sense as a synonym of "excessive."

Example Sentences

The citizens of Xiaoli Village move lazily, with a languor born of chronic underemployment. They are farmers by tradition, but exorbitant taxes have leached any profitability out of their profession.

Hannah Beech, Time, 27 Oct. 2003 As with the black truffle, foie gras is as exorbitant ($52 a pound) as it is decadent (one gram of foie gras can reportedly be 900 calories).

Heather Morgan, Traveler, April 2000 … I recommend that the Congress adopt … [a] continuation of the law for the renegotiation of war contracts—which will prevent exorbitant profits and assure fair prices to the Government.

Franklin D. Roosevelt 11 Jan. 1944, in Nothing to Fear by B. D. Zevin, 1946 They were charged exorbitant rates for phone calls. the cost of our stay was so exorbitant you would have thought that we had bought the hotel and not just spent a few nights there

Recent Examples on the Web Swanigan, who battled weight issues throughout his career, apparently had gained an exorbitant amount of weight following his release by the Kings.

Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 In Brookside, reporting by AL.com’s John Archibald revealed how the tiny town’s police force mobilized to extract exorbitant fines and fees from local drivers and people passing by on the interstates.

Al.com Staff, al, 30 Aug. 2022 European oil major Shell cautioned that Europe may have to brace for a string of winters with exorbitant power bills and electricity rationing as Russia squeezes gas supplies.

BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 After all, hardly any of us would have to pay that exorbitant rate.

George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 Falling prices means there are likely fewer first-time investors entering the market right now, Chainalysis writes—and, by extension, fewer gullible newbies for scammers to entice with their typical promise of quick and exorbitant returns.

Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2022 Congressional Republicans hammered the bill as an exorbitant spending package with damaging tax hikes that would inflict more pain on the nation’s economy at a perilous moment.

Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 The new Sky and DAZN deal, which kicks in on Aug. 8, comes after Telecom Italia renegotiated its exorbitant partnership with DAZN, giving up its exclusive right to host DAZN on its TimVision streaming platform.

Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 4 Aug. 2022 Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is the primary source of the money paying exorbitant signing bonuses and providing $25 million purses for 48-man fields.

Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	exorbitantly
释义	exorbitant adjective ex·or·bi·tant ig-ˈzȯr-bə-tənt 1 : not coming within the scope of the law 2 : exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size exorbitantly adverb Did you know? How Was exorbitant First Used? The first use of "exorbitant" in English was "wandering or deviating from the normal or ordinary course." That sense is now archaic, but it provides a hint as to the origins of "exorbitant": the word derives from Late Latin exorbitans, the present participle of the verb exorbitare, meaning "to deviate." "Exorbitare" in turn was formed by combining the prefix ex-, meaning "out of," with the noun orbita, meaning "track of a wheel or "rut." ("Orbita" itself traces back to "orbis," the Latin word for "disk" or "hoop.") In the 15th century "exorbitant" came to refer to something which fell outside of the normal or intended scope of the law. Eventually, it developed an extended sense as a synonym of "excessive." Synonyms baroque devilish excessive extravagant extreme fancy immoderate inordinate insane intolerable lavish overdue overextravagant overmuch overweening plethoric steep stiff towering unconscionable undue unmerciful See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The citizens of Xiaoli Village move lazily, with a languor born of chronic underemployment. They are farmers by tradition, but exorbitant taxes have leached any profitability out of their profession. Hannah Beech, Time, 27 Oct. 2003 As with the black truffle, foie gras is as exorbitant ($52 a pound) as it is decadent (one gram of foie gras can reportedly be 900 calories). Heather Morgan, Traveler, April 2000 … I recommend that the Congress adopt … [a] continuation of the law for the renegotiation of war contracts—which will prevent exorbitant profits and assure fair prices to the Government. Franklin D. Roosevelt 11 Jan. 1944, in Nothing to Fear by B. D. Zevin, 1946 They were charged exorbitant rates for phone calls. the cost of our stay was so exorbitant you would have thought that we had bought the hotel and not just spent a few nights there Recent Examples on the Web Swanigan, who battled weight issues throughout his career, apparently had gained an exorbitant amount of weight following his release by the Kings. Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 In Brookside, reporting by AL.com’s John Archibald revealed how the tiny town’s police force mobilized to extract exorbitant fines and fees from local drivers and people passing by on the interstates. Al.com Staff, al, 30 Aug. 2022 European oil major Shell cautioned that Europe may have to brace for a string of winters with exorbitant power bills and electricity rationing as Russia squeezes gas supplies. BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 After all, hardly any of us would have to pay that exorbitant rate. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 Falling prices means there are likely fewer first-time investors entering the market right now, Chainalysis writes—and, by extension, fewer gullible newbies for scammers to entice with their typical promise of quick and exorbitant returns. Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2022 Congressional Republicans hammered the bill as an exorbitant spending package with damaging tax hikes that would inflict more pain on the nation’s economy at a perilous moment. Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 The new Sky and DAZN deal, which kicks in on Aug. 8, comes after Telecom Italia renegotiated its exorbitant partnership with DAZN, giving up its exclusive right to host DAZN on its TimVision streaming platform. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 4 Aug. 2022 Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is the primary source of the money paying exorbitant signing bonuses and providing $25 million purses for 48-man fields. Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Late Latin exorbitant-, exorbitans, present participle of exorbitare to deviate, from Latin ex- + orbita track of a wheel, rut, from orbis disk, hoop First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition exorbitant adjective ex·or·bi·tant ig-ˈzȯr-bə-tənt : more than what is fair, reasonable, or expected exorbitant prices exorbitantly adverb as in overly beyond a normal or acceptable limit the exorbitantly priced concert tickets had us wondering if we were personally footing the bill for the band's private jet Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance overly too excessively inordinately extremely unacceptably unduly intolerably incredibly unusually terribly exceptionally to death very devilishly monstrously overmuch extravagantly unreasonably obscenely unbearably highly with a vengeance super immoderately extraordinarily remarkably extra extortionately considerably to a fault inexcusably exceeding unconscionably astronomically inappropriately significantly exceedingly abnormally improperly hugely substantially uncommonly extensively singularly intemperately freakishly eminently especially deadly greatly whacking mightily uncustomarily Antonyms & Near Antonyms insufficiently inadequately moderately reasonably modestly acceptably minimally deficiently slightly marginally scarcely hardly barely meagerly temperately just scantily See More
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