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exorbitant
What does exorbitant mean?
exorbitant (adjective): greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use exorbitant in a sentence?
- Originally, the salesman named an exorbitant price. (Tatoeba sentence #9177918 by AlanF_US, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce exorbitant?
/ɪɡˈzɔɹbɪtənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does exorbitant come from?
From Middle English exorbitant, through Old French from Late Latin exorbitāns, present active participle of exorbitō (“to go out of the track”), from ex (“out”) + orbita (“wheel-track”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of exorbitant?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “exorbitant” mean?
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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professing feelings or virtues one does not have
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admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known
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lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
Not quite: that's what cowardly means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “exorbitant”?
despicable
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outrageous
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disruptive
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hereditary
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