"sky-high" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From sky + high. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sky|high}} sky + high Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sky-high (not comparable)
  1. extremely tall Tags: not-comparable Translations (extremely tall): до небето (do nebeto) (Bulgarian), skyhøj (Danish), tårnhøj (Danish), himmelhoch (German), गगनचुंबी (gagancumbī) (Hindi), skyhøy (Norwegian Bokmål), skyhøg (Norwegian Bokmål), skyhøg (Norwegian Nynorsk), himmelhuach (Plautdietsch), skyhög (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sky-high-en-adj-fxEVqDqQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'extremely tall': 100 0
  2. excessive, exorbitant Tags: not-comparable Translations (excessive, exorbitant): himmelhoch (German), alle stelle (Italian), skyhøy (Norwegian Bokmål), skyhøg (Norwegian Bokmål), skyhøg (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-sky-high-en-adj-eNdHsr9k Disambiguation of 'excessive, exorbitant': 0 100
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