exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious
(adjective) greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; “exorbitant rent”; “extortionate prices”; “spends an outrageous amount on entertainment”; “usurious interest rate”; “unconscionable spending”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exorbitant (comparative more exorbitant, superlative most exorbitant)
Exceeding proper limits; extravagant; excessive or unduly high.
• See also excessive
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*or"bi*tant, a. Etym: [L. exorbitans, -antis, p. pr. of exorbitare to go out of the track; ex out + orbita track: cf. F. exorbitant. See Orbit.]
1. Departing from an orbit or usual track; hence, deviating from the usual or due course; going beyond the appointed rules or established limits of right or propriety; excessive; extravagant; enormous; inordinate; as, exorbitant appetites and passions; exorbitant charges, demands, or claims. Foul exorbitant desires. Milton.
2. Not comprehended in a settled rule or method; anomalous. The Jews . . . [were] inured with causes exorbitant, and such as their laws had not provided for. Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 February 2025
(noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; “the state has lowered its income tax”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
