outrageous
adjective/aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/
/aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/
- offensive and unacceptable synonym scandalous
- outrageous behaviour
- ‘That's outrageous!’ he protested.
Extra Examples- She thought it absolutely outrageous that he should be promoted over her.
- How can politicians get away with making such outrageous statements?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- consider something
- regard something as
- …
- absolutely
- completely
- quite
- …
- very unusual and intended to shock people slightly
- She says the most outrageous things sometimes.
- outrageous clothes
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- consider something
- regard something as
- …
- absolutely
- completely
- quite
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French outrageus, from outrage ‘excess’ from ou(l)trage, based on Latin ultra ‘beyond’.
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