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Meaning of 'sky-high' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sky-high [ adv. & a.]
- Very high.

Meaning of 'sky-high' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sky-high [ r]
Meaning (1):
- to a very high level
Example in sentence:
  • garbage was piled sky-high;
  • prices have gone sky-high;
  • the men were flung sky-high by the explosion
Meaning (2):
- in a lavish or enthusiastic manner
Example in sentence:
  • he extolled her virtues sky-high
Meaning (3):
- (with verb `to blow') destroyed completely; blown apart or to pieces
Example in sentence:
  • the committee blew the thesis sky-high;
  • they blew the bridge sky-high

Nearby Words:

sky sky-blue skye terrier skyed skyey skying skyish skylark skylarking skylight

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