exorbitant

/ig-ˈzȯr-bə-tənt/

Middle English, from Late Latin exorbitant-, exorbitans, present participle of exorbitare to deviate, from Latin ex- + orbita track of a wheel, rut, from orbis disk, hoop

adjective

  1. not coming within the scope of the law

  2. exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size

excessive immoderate inordinate extravagant exorbitant extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint.