outrageous
pronunciation
How to pronounce outrageous in British English:
UK [aʊtˈreɪdʒəs]
How to pronounce outrageous in American English:
US [aʊtˈreɪdʒəs]
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- Adjective:
- grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
- greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
Word Origin
- outrageous (adj.)
- c. 1300, "excessive, extravagant," from Old French outrageus, outrajos "immoderate, excessive, violent, lawless" (Modern French outrageux), from outrage, oltrage (see outrage). Meaning "flagrantly evil" is late 14c.; modern teen slang usages of it unwittingly approach the original and etymological sense of outrage. Related: Outrageously; outrageousness.
Example
- 1. In washington , president obama condemned what he called an " outrageous act of terrorism " and offered assistance .
- 2. Though cremation was seen as outrageous in its day .
- 3. Chevron described the charges as " outrageous " .
- 4. The ethiopian government has denounced the report as outrageous and ridiculous .
- 5. Boris nemtsov , a former deputy prime minister , concluded in his report that mr putin 's existence " can be compared with that of the monarchs of the persian gulf or the most outrageous oligarchs " .