Main Entry: ex·or·bi·tant

Pronunciation: \-tənt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin exorbitant-, exorbitans, present participle of exorbitare to deviate, from Latin ex- + orbita track of a wheel, rut, from orbis disk, hoop

Date: 15th century

1 : not coming within the scope of the law
2 : exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size

synonyms see excessive

— ex·or·bi·tant·ly adverb