outrageous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
  2. Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate.
  3. Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative.
  4. Fierce, violent.

Pronunciation

/aʊtˈɹeɪdʒəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-outrageous.wav

Word forms

outrageous more outrageous most outrageous outragious

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman outrageus, Middle French outrageus, from outrage; equivalent to outrage + -ous.

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