exorbitant luxury

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• exorbitant — exorbitantly, adv. /ig zawr bi teuhnt/, adj. exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, esp. in amount or extent; highly excessive: to charge an exorbitant price; exorbitant luxury. [1425 75; late ME < LL exorbitant (s. of exorbitans,… …   Universalium

• exorbitant — ex•or•bi•tant [[t]ɪgˈzɔr bɪ tənt[/t]] adj. exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, esp. in amount or extent: exorbitant prices; exorbitant luxury[/ex] • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < LL exorbitant , s. of exorbitāns, prp. of… …   From formal English to slang

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