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Meaning of sky-high | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. striking (colour or smell)
  2. extremely tall
    not-comparable
  3. excessive, exorbitant
    not-comparable
  4. past participle of subir

Equivalents

Deutsch himmelhoch
Español subido
हिन्दी गगनचुंबी
Italiano alle stelle
Svenska skyhög

Examples

“a sky-high building”
“She is elegant on sky-high heels in spite of the rubble and the cracks in the paving.”
“The fees were sky-high, so I refused to pay.”
“Superinflation blew prices sky-high.”
“They had to bid against a private buyer, which pushed the price sky high.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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