English-Thai Dictionary

exorbitant

ADJ มากเกินไป  สูง เกินไป  excessive extravagant inordinate mak-koen-pai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXORBITANT

a.[L. exorbitans.] Literally, departing from an orbit or usual track. Hence, deviating from the usual course; going beyond the appointed rules or established limits of right or propriety; hence, excessive; extravagant; enormous. We speak of exorbitant appetites and passions; exorbitant demands or claims; exorbitant taxes. 1. Anomalous; not comprehended in a settled rule or method.
The Jews were inured with causes exorbitant.

 

EXORBITANTLY

adv. Enormously; excessively.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXORBITANT

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.

 

EXORBITANTLY

EXORBITANTLY Ex *or "bi *tant *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an exorbitant, excessive, or irregular manner; enormously.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

exorbitant

ex or bi tant |igˈzôrbitənt ɪɡˈzɔrbətnt | ▶adjective (of a price or amount charged ) unreasonably high: the exorbitant price of tickets. DERIVATIVES ex or bi tance |egˈzôrbətns |noun, ex or bi tant ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (originally as a legal term describing a case that is outside the scope of a law ): from late Latin exorbitant- ‘going off the track, ’ from exorbitare, from ex- ‘out from ’ + orbita ‘course, track. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

exorbitant

exorbitant |ɪgˈzɔːbɪt (ə )nt | ▶adjective (of a price or amount charged ) unreasonably high: some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls. DERIVATIVES exorbitance noun, exorbitantly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (originally describing a legal case that is outside the scope of a law ): from late Latin exorbitant- ‘going off the track ’, from exorbitare, from ex- ‘out from ’ + orbita ‘course, track ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

exorbitant

exorbitant adjective exorbitant interest rates: extortionate, excessively high, excessive, prohibitive, outrageous, unreasonable, inflated, unconscionable, huge, enormous; informal steep, stiff, sky-high, over the top, rip-off. ANTONYMS reasonable.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

exorbitant

exorbitant adjective the fees charged by the consultants were exorbitant: extortionate, excessively high, extremely high, excessive, sky-high, prohibitive, outrageous, unreasonable, preposterous, inordinate, immoderate, inflated, monstrous, unwarranted, unconscionable, huge, enormous, disproportionate; punitive, ruinous; expensive, extravagant; Brit. over the odds; informal criminal, steep, stiff, over the top, OTT, costing an arm and a leg, costing a bomb, costing the earth, daylight robbery, a rip-off. ANTONYMS reasonable, competitive.

 

Duden Dictionary

exorbitant

ex or bi tant , exor bi tant Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |exorbit a nt |zu spätlateinisch exorbitans (Genitiv: exorbitantis ), 1. Partizip von: exorbitare = von der Bahn, der Wagenspur abweichen, zu lateinisch orbita, Orbit außerordentlich, gewaltig, enorm, ungeheuer exorbitante Preise, Forderungen, Erfolge | ein exorbitantes Honorar | die Hitze war exorbitant | seine Leistungen exorbitant steigern

 

French Dictionary

exorbitant

exorbitant , ante adj. adjectif Qui sort des bornes, qui est inabordable. : Des prix exorbitants. SYNONYME exagéré ; excessif . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les mots suivants: • démesuré, qui dépasse la mesure; • excessif, qui sort des limites permises; • forcené, qui dépasse toute mesure dans ses attitudes. Note Orthographique e x orbitant.

 

Spanish Dictionary

exorbitante

exorbitante adjetivo Que supera lo que se considera normal o razonable :precios exorbitantes; aquel exorbitante número de raciones debía alcanzar para nutrir a 45 000 personas todo un año .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

exorbitant

ex or bi tant /ɪɡzɔ́ː r bət (ə )nt /形容詞 〈値段 要求などが 〉法外な, とてつもない, 途方もない ▸ exorbitant taxes 法外な税金 ～ly 副詞