
ex·or·bi·tant (-tənt)
adjective
going beyond what is reasonable, just, proper, usual, etc.; excessive; extravagant: said esp. of charges, prices, etc.
modif.
excessive, extravagant, inordinate, immoderate; see excessive, expensive, extreme 2. See syn. study at excessive.
Etymology: ME < L exorbitans, prp. of exorbitare, to go out of the track < ex-, out + orbita, a track, orbit
Example: Our shopping binge in Divisoria was anything but EXORBITANT.





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