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[–] HerrBeter@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) I thought exuberant meant a lot of/obsessive amounts permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HollandJim@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) That’s a contextual issue. It’s not often applied to a value but rather a feeling - that’s why I suggested “exorbitant”. Exuberant is also considered a positive attribute, so contextually it was confusing. edit: Not to be rude - I'm an American and the Dutch constantly correct me here - but instead of "obsessive" (to be obsessed with), you might consider "excessive" - much closer to "a lot of" but more "too much of". ✌️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Exorbitant meaning "eye-popping", as in making your eyes pop out of their sockets, which is why it's used in these contexts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HollandJim@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago The first uses of "exorbitant" in English was "wandering or deviating from the normal or ordinary course." That sense is now archaic, but it provides a hint as to the origins of "exorbitant": the word derives from Late Latin exorbitans, the present participle of the verb exorbitare, meaning "to deviate." "Exorbitare" in turn was formed by combining the prefix ex-, meaning "out of," with the noun orbita, meaning "track of a wheel or "rut." ("Orbita" itself traces back to "orbis," the Latin word for "disk" or "hoop.") In the 15th century "exorbitant" came to refer to something which fell outside of the normal or intended scope of the law. Eventually, it developed an extended sense as a synonym of "excessive." source permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HollandJim@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) That’s a contextual issue. It’s not often applied to a value but rather a feeling - that’s why I suggested “exorbitant”. Exuberant is also considered a positive attribute, so contextually it was confusing. edit: Not to be rude - I'm an American and the Dutch constantly correct me here - but instead of "obsessive" (to be obsessed with), you might consider "excessive" - much closer to "a lot of" but more "too much of". ✌️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Exorbitant meaning "eye-popping", as in making your eyes pop out of their sockets, which is why it's used in these contexts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HollandJim@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago The first uses of "exorbitant" in English was "wandering or deviating from the normal or ordinary course." That sense is now archaic, but it provides a hint as to the origins of "exorbitant": the word derives from Late Latin exorbitans, the present participle of the verb exorbitare, meaning "to deviate." "Exorbitare" in turn was formed by combining the prefix ex-, meaning "out of," with the noun orbita, meaning "track of a wheel or "rut." ("Orbita" itself traces back to "orbis," the Latin word for "disk" or "hoop.") In the 15th century "exorbitant" came to refer to something which fell outside of the normal or intended scope of the law. Eventually, it developed an extended sense as a synonym of "excessive." source permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moody@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Exorbitant meaning "eye-popping", as in making your eyes pop out of their sockets, which is why it's used in these contexts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HollandJim@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago The first uses of "exorbitant" in English was "wandering or deviating from the normal or ordinary course." That sense is now archaic, but it provides a hint as to the origins of "exorbitant": the word derives from Late Latin exorbitans, the present participle of the verb exorbitare, meaning "to deviate." "Exorbitare" in turn was formed by combining the prefix ex-, meaning "out of," with the noun orbita, meaning "track of a wheel or "rut." ("Orbita" itself traces back to "orbis," the Latin word for "disk" or "hoop.") In the 15th century "exorbitant" came to refer to something which fell outside of the normal or intended scope of the law. Eventually, it developed an extended sense as a synonym of "excessive." source permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HollandJim@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago The first uses of "exorbitant" in English was "wandering or deviating from the normal or ordinary course." That sense is now archaic, but it provides a hint as to the origins of "exorbitant": the word derives from Late Latin exorbitans, the present participle of the verb exorbitare, meaning "to deviate." "Exorbitare" in turn was formed by combining the prefix ex-, meaning "out of," with the noun orbita, meaning "track of a wheel or "rut." ("Orbita" itself traces back to "orbis," the Latin word for "disk" or "hoop.") In the 15th century "exorbitant" came to refer to something which fell outside of the normal or intended scope of the law. Eventually, it developed an extended sense as a synonym of "excessive." source permalink fedilink source parent