SuaviloquyToday’s word

exorbitance

Exorbitance, Exorbitancy,, n.

A going out of or beyond the usual or due limit; hence, enormity; extravagance; gross deviation from rule, right, or propriety; as, the exorbitances of the tongue or of deportment; exorbitance of demands. "a curb to your exorbitancies." Dryden. The lamentable exorbitances of their superstitions. Bp. Hall.

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for exorbitance; he lists it under excess.

Where he writes about it:

As extravagance is excess in outlay, exorbitance is excess in demands, and especially in pecuniary demands upon others. — from excess

Synonyms

excessdissipationextravaganceintemperancelavishnessoverplusprodigalityprofusionredundanceredundancysuperabundancesuperfluitysurpluswastewastefulness

Antonyms

dearthdefectdeficiencydestitutioneconomyfailurefrugalityinadequacyinsufficiencylackneedpovertyscantinessshortcomingwant

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