sky-high

English

Etymology

sky +‎ high

Adjective

sky-high (not comparable)

  1. extremely tall
    a sky-high building
    • 2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 20:
      She is elegant on sky-high heels in spite of the rubble and the cracks in the paving.
  2. excessive, exorbitant
    The fees were sky-high, so I refused to pay.
    Superinflation blew prices sky-high.
    • 2023 July 12, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Saved: Trust protects Adrian Shooter's legacy”, in RAIL, number 987, page 28:
      They had to bid against a private buyer, which pushed the price sky high.

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