- Outrageousness
- Outrageous Out*ra"geous (out*r[=a]"j[u^]s), a. [OF. outrageus,
F. outrageux. See {Outrage}, n.]
Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right,
reason, or decency; such as to cause outrage; involving or
doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious. ``Outrageous
weeping.'' --Chaucer. ``The most outrageous villainies.''
--Sir P. Sidney. ``The vile, outrageous crimes.'' --Shak.
``Outrageous panegyric.'' --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Violent; furious; exorbitant; excessive; atrocious; monstrous; wanton; nefarious; heinous. [1913 Webster] -- {Out*ra"geous*ly} (out*r[=a]"j[u^]s*l[y^]), adv. -- {Out*ra"geous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.