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.

   Synonyms: revolting, shocking, insulting, repugnant

3. passing reasonable bounds; intolerable or shocking:

   an outrageous price.

   Synonyms: appalling, unthinkable

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

/ aʊtˈreɪdʒəs /

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

Derived Forms

• outˈrageousness, noun
• outˈrageously, adverb

Other Words From

• out·rageous·ly adverb
• out·rageous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of outrageous¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French outrageus. See outrage, -ous

Synonym Study

See flagrant.

Example Sentences

The more salacious and outrageous the content, the more people want to watch, in spite of themselves.

From MIT Technology Review

So outrageous are the claims in the Secret History that many historians have disregarded the text as pure political satire, intended for the pleasure and humor of an educated elite circle.

From Time

I’d heard that the wildlife sightings would be pretty outrageous amid this 70,448-acre expanse of rugged badlands cut through by the Little Missouri River.

From Outside Online

That wisdom applies to America’s big-caps, and nothing illustrates their vulnerability better than Tesla’s outrageous run.

From Fortune

This kind of hard luck is outrageous, even for them, but it won’t stop the NFL train.

From Washington Post

None of this, however, is what makes Confessions so outrageous.

From The Daily Beast

As noted by Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey in dissent, this is an outrageous position.

From The Daily Beast

They also passed an outrageous Farm Bill that subsidizes rich farmers and keeps domestic prices artificially high.

From The Daily Beast

In their incongruity and outrageous character, they were more and more effective.

From The Daily Beast

Campaigns often exchange outrageous attacks but to do so in the guise of a government mailer is quite unusual.

From The Daily Beast

Rushing into an opposite extreme, the most outrageous receptacles for the precious dust were devised.

From Project Gutenberg

The Lords justices read this outrageous note with indignation, and sent it with all speed to Loo.

From Project Gutenberg

Wrongs less wanton and outrageous precipitated the French Revolution.

From Project Gutenberg

It soon appeared, indeed, that the list of outrageous offenders against the laws decreased throughout the country.

From Project Gutenberg

These travelled follows are outrageous bores, with their bushy moustachios and outlandish lingo.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• barbaric
• brazen
• disgraceful
• egregious
• flagrant
• heinous
• horrendous
• horrible
• inhuman
• scandalous
• scurrilous
• shocking
• violent
• wanton