Etymology

exorbitantly

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Today it means: In an exorbitant manner, excessively. Full definition →

English exorbitant ← Middle English exorbitant ← Old French exorbitant
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  1. Latinexorbitō
  2. Late Latinexorbitāns
  3. Old Frenchexorbitant
  4. Middle Englishexorbitant
  5. Englishexorbitant
  6. English todayexorbitantly

From exorbitant + -ly.

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