"exorbitantly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtəntliː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛɡˈzɔːbɪtəntliː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪɡˈzoɹbətəntli/ [General-American], /ɛɡˈzoɹbətəntli/ [General-American] Forms: more exorbitantly [comparative], most exorbitantly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English exorbitant Middle English -ly English -ly English exorbitantly From exorbitant + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|exorbitant|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English exorbitant Middle English -ly English -ly English exorbitantly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "exorbitantly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="exorbitantly"> From exorbitant + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} exorbitantly (comparative more exorbitantly, superlative most exorbitantly)
  1. In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
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