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    sky-high
    /ˌskīˈhī/

    adverb

    • 1. so as to reach or extend very high: "they were blown sky-high"

    adjective

    • 1. extending far upward: "the sky-high ceilings rescue the rooms from being oppressively opulent"

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  2. Sky-high means very high or in very large amounts. It can be used as an adjective or an adverb. See how to use it in sentences and compare it with synonyms and antonyms.

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      adjective. / ˌskaɪˈhaɪ / uk us. Add to word list. at a very...

  3. Learn the meaning and usage of the adverb and adjective sky-high, which can mean high into the air, to a high level or degree, enthusiastic, or extremely expensive. See synonyms, examples, and word history of sky-high.

  4. adjective. / ˌskaɪˈhaɪ / uk us. Add to word list. at a very high level or in very large amounts: Investor confidence is sky-high. sky-high prices / rates / interest. adverb. Rents have climbed sky-high. (Definition of sky-high from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of sky-high. sky-high.

  5. If you say that prices or confidence are sky-high, you are emphasizing that they are at a very high level. [emphasis] Christie said: 'My confidence is sky high.'. ...the effect of falling house prices and sky-high interest rates. Sky high is also an adverb.

  6. Sky-high means very high, lavish, or enthusiastic. It can be used as an adjective or an adverb. Find synonyms, translations, and examples of sky-high in different contexts.

  7. adjective. at or to an unprecedented or excessive level. prices rocketed sky-high. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012.

  8. adverb. to a very high level. “prices have gone sky-high ”. “garbage was piled sky-high ”. “the men were flung sky-high by the explosion”. adverb. in a lavish or enthusiastic manner. “he extolled her virtues sky-high ”. synonyms: enthusiastically.