stratospheric

stratospheric
strat·o·spher·ic (străt'ə-sfîrʹĭk, -sfĕrʹ-) adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the stratosphere.
2. Extremely or unreasonably high: “money borrowed at today's stratospheric rates of interest” (New York Times).
  strat'o·spherʹi·cal·ly adv.

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