Exorbitant Definition
ĭg-zôrbĭ-tənt
adjective
Going beyond what is reasonable, just, proper, usual, etc.; excessive; extravagant.
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Origin of Exorbitant
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Middle English aberrant, flagrant from Old French excessive, extreme from Late Latin exorbitāns exorbitant- present participle of exorbitāre to deviate Latin ex- ex- Latin orbita path, track orbit
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the Late Latin exorbitāns, the present active participle of exorbitō (“I go out of the track”), from ex (“out”) + orbita (“wheel-track”); see orbit. Compare the French exorbitant.
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