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outrageous

[out-rey-juhs]

adjective

  1. of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong.

    an outrageous slander.

  2. grossly offensive to the sense of right or decency.

    outrageous behavior; an outrageous remark.

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  3. passing reasonable bounds; intolerable or shocking.

    an outrageous price.

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  4. violent in action or temper.

  5. highly unusual or unconventional; extravagant; remarkable.

    a child of the most outrageous precocity; a fancy dive performed with outrageous ease.



outrageous

/ ʊˈɪə /

adjective

  1. being or having the nature of an outrage

  2. grossly offensive to decency, authority, etc

  3. violent or unrestrained in behaviour or temperament

  4. extravagant or immoderate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • outrageously adverb
  • outrageousness noun
  • dzܳˈdzܲ adverb
  • dzܳˈdzܲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of outrageous1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French outrageus. See outrage, -ous
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the interaction with Padilla was “absolutely abhorrent and outrageous.”

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In response, Israel said: "It is outrageous that elected representatives and members of the government are subjected to these kind of measures."

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Many outrageous and unsettling things happened in Los Angeles over the weekend.

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Too often, they normalize Trump’s outrageous conduct and the threat he poses to the nation.

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Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who was among the lawmakers forced to flee during the riot, called the pardons "an outrageous insult to our justice system".

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