Word:
Exorbitant
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Going far beyond what is fair, reasonable or expected: too high, expensive, etc.
Sentences:
1) They were charged exorbitant rates for phone calls.
2) The cost of our stay was so exorbitant that we thought we'd paid for the entire hotel, instead of a few nights.
Origin:
Middle English, Late Latin exorbitant-, exorbitans, present participle of exorbitare which means 'to deviate'.
First use:
15th century
Synonyms:
baroque, devilish, excessive, extravagant, insane, intolerable, lavish
Antonyms:
middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate.
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