sky-high

adj — 2 senses

sky-high

adj

Etymology From sky + high.

1

extremely tall

a sky-high building
She is elegant on sky-high heels in spite of the rubble and the cracks in the paving.2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 20:

2

excessive, exorbitant

The fees were sky-high, so I refused to pay.
Superinflation blew prices sky-high.

1 more example

They had to bid against a private buyer, which pushed the price sky high.2023 July 12, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Saved: Trust protects Adrian Shooter's legacy”, in RAIL, number 987, page 28:

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