sky-high

English

Etymology

sky +‎ high

Adjective

sky-high (not comparable)

Extremely tall
a sky-high building
excessive, exorbitant
The fees were sky-high, so I refused to pay.

Superinflation blew prices sky-high.

Translations

extremely tall

Danish: skyhøj, tårnhøj
German: himmelhoch
Norwegian:
Bokmål: skyhøy, skyhøg

Nynorsk: skyhøg

Swedish: skyhög (sv)

excessive, exorbitant

German: himmelhoch
Norwegian:
Bokmål: skyhøy, skyhøg

Nynorsk: skyhøg

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