Hypertext Webster Gateway: "extortionate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Extortionate \Ex*tor"tion*ate\, a.
Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
extortionate
adj : greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
"exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an
outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest
rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: {exorbitant}, {outrageous},
{steep}, {unconscionable}, {usurious}]
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