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English Dictionary: outrageous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for outrageous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outrageous adj grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry" Synonym(s): hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" Synonym(s): exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Outrageous \Outra"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. [bd]Outrageous* weeping.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]The most outrageous villainies.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. [bd]The vile, outrageous crimes.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Outrageous panegyric.[b8] --Dryden.