out-of-sight

[ out-uhv-sahyt ]

adjective

1. Slang. fantastic; great; marvelous:

   an out-of-sight guitarist.

2. beyond reason; exceedingly high:

   out-of-sight hospital bills.

Word History and Origins

Origin of out-of-sight¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

But I did not know for some time that the word means "black-going-out-of-sight."

From Project Gutenberg

We watched them out-of sight with aching hearts and throbbing eyes.

From Project Gutenberg