Hypertext Webster Gateway: "outrageous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Outrageous \Out*ra"geous\, a. [OF. outrageus, F. outrageux. See
{Outrage}, n.]
Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right,
reason, or decency; involving or doing an outrage; furious;
violent; atrocious. ``Outrageous weeping.'' --Chaucer. ``The
most outrageous villainies.'' --Sir P. Sidney. ``The vile,
outrageous crimes.'' --Shak. ``Outrageous panegyric.''
--Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
outrageous
adj 1: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror;
"subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern
of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining
industry" [syn: {hideous}, {horrid}, {horrific}]
2: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
"exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an
outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest
rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: {exorbitant}, {extortionate},
{steep}, {unconscionable}, {usurious}]
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