Definitions for extortionately

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ex•tor•tion•ateɪkˈstɔr ʃə nɪt(adj.)

  1. excessive; exorbitant:

    extortionate prices.

  2. characterized by extortion.

ex•tor′tion•ate•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. exorbitantly, extortionately, usuriously(adverb)

    to an exorbitant degree

    "prices are exorbitantly high in the capital"

Wiktionary

  1. extortionately(Adverb)

    In an extortionate manner; in a manner that greatly exceeds what is reasonable or moderate.


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