sky-high

1 of 2

adverb

ˈskī-ˈhī 

1

a

: high into the air

b

: to a high or exorbitant level or degree

lifted my spirit sky-high

—Elmer Morriss

2

: in an enthusiastic manner

3

: to bits : apart

blown sky-high

sky-high

2 of 2

adjective

1

: excessively expensive : exorbitant

2

: extremely or excessively high

her blood pressure was sky-high

Synonyms

Adverb

• enthusiastically
• exuberantly
• madly
• rhapsodically

Examples of sky-high in a Sentence

Adverb

some reviewers had praised the movie sky-high, but we thought that it was just a so-so comedy

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

His sky-high salary stems from a heavy workload — an average of 94 hours a week. —Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024

Social media amped up sky-high expectations about how OpenAI might steal Google’s thunder: An announcement of its own ChatGPT search? —Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sky-high

1 of 2 adverb

-ˈhī

1

a

: high into the air

b

: to a high level or degree

2

: in an enthusiastic manner

3

: to bits : apart

sky-high

2 of 2 adjective

: extremely expensive

prices are sky-high