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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Exorbitant \Ex*or"bi*tant\, a. [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: exorbitant adj : greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: {extortionate}, {outrageous}, {steep}, {unconscionable}, {usurious}]
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