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Exorbitant vs Gargantuan - What's the difference?

exorbitant | gargantuan |

As adjectives the difference between exorbitant and gargantuan

is that exorbitant is exceeding proper limits; extravagant; excessive or unduly high while gargantuan is (obsolete) of the giant gargantua or his appetite.

exorbitant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • exceeding proper limits; extravagant; excessive or unduly high.
  • It's a nice car, but they are charging an exorbitant price for it.
    You also have to pay exorbitant interest if you have credit card debt.
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  • gargantuan

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite.
  • Huge; immense; tremendous.
  • Of a tremendous size, volume, degree, etc.
  • Synonyms

    * colossal * enormous * giant * huge * humongous, humungous * immense * See also

    References

    * (etymology) Gourd, Pumpkin. See Budge Ref, p 803A; (from 'Rev 12'--Revue Egyptologique publiee sous la direction de MM Brugsch, F Chabas, and Eug. Revillout (vol I-XIV))