extortionately
adverb
extortionately is spelled E-X-T-O-R-T-I-O-N-A-T-E-L-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, extortionately means “In an extortionate manner; in a manner that greatly exceeds what is reasonable or moderate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in extortionately?
| Letters | 14: E-X-T-O-R-T-I-O-N-A-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is extortionately?
Extortionately appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of extortionately
- more extortionately comparative
- most extortionately superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does extortionately mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an extortionate manner; in a manner that greatly exceeds what is reasonable or moderate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does extortionately come from?
From extortionate + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).