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

• outˈrageously, adverb
• outˈrageousness, noun

Other Word Forms

• 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 Old Town Road rapper said he had started trying to cater to what he thought "the world wanted from me" - including the need "to be outrageous all the time".

From BBC

Radd Seiger, the Stone family's adviser said it was "outrageous" the family found out Skeet was being given overnight leave on the same day they went public with their request for his health reports.

From BBC

He called the Trump administration’s handling of the economy and “attack on Social Security nothing but outrageous.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Garcia's lawyers said the claims by the Trump administration were "outrageous".

From BBC

"Throughout his career, Drake has intentionally and successfully used UMG to distribute his music and poetry to engage in conventionally outrageous back-and-forth 'rap battles' to express his feelings about other artists."

From BBC

Related Words

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