Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- External to or beyond the orbit: as, exorbital protrusion of the eyeball.
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- adjective anatomy
protruding beyond theorbit (of theeye ) - adjective Common misspelling of
exorbitant .
Etymologies
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From ex- + orbital
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Examples
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Even if your brotherhood will take a big cut in the exorbital wages you draw, still, consider the tieup of bottom on voyages so long.
The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978
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Even if your brotherhood will take a big cut in the exorbital wages you draw, still, consider the tieup of bottom on voyages so long.
The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978
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In the quietness of his new surroundings a voice summoned him from this exorbital part of life, and about the middle of October he threw up his situation and bade farewell to the camp of tents and the shoulder of Bald Mountain.
The Wrecker 1898
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