OUTRAGEOUS


Meaning of OUTRAGEOUS in English

— outrageously , adv. — outrageousness , n.

/owt ray"jeuhs/ , adj.

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.

3. passing reasonable bounds; intolerable or shocking: an outrageous price.

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.

[ 1275-1325; ME outrageus. See OUTRAGE, -OUS ]

Syn. 1, 2, 3. See flagrant. 2. repugnant, insulting, shocking, revolting. 3. unthinkable, appalling.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .