outrageous
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out·ra·geous
(out-rā'jəs) 
adj.
outrageousness out·ra'geous·ness n.
adj.
- Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
- Being well beyond the bounds of good taste: outrageous epithets.
- Having no regard for morality.
- Violent or unrestrained in temperament or behavior.
- Extremely unusual or unconventional; extraordinary: loved to dress in outrageous clothing; found some outrageous bargains.
- Being beyond all reason; extravagant or immoderate: spends an outrageous amount on entertainment.
outrageousness out·ra'geous·ness n.
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Roget's Thesaurus:
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outrageous
adjective
- Disgracefully and grossly offensive: atrocious, heinous, monstrous, scandalous, shocking. Archaic enormous. See right/wrong.
- Beyond all reason: obscene, preposterous, ridiculous, shocking, unconscionable, unreasonable. Idioms: out of bounds, out of sight. See usual/unusual.
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outrageous
adj
Definition: beyond reasonable limits
Antonyms: acceptable, credible, mild, reasonable, sensible
adj
Definition: very bad
Antonyms: acceptable, delightful, good, magnificent, pleasing, wonderful
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IN BRIEF: Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation. Also: Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
In difficult times fashion is always outrageous.
— Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973)
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Outrageous
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skandaløs, oprørende, skammelig
Nederlands (Dutch)
schandelijk, schandalig, buitensporig, aanstootgevend, onacceptabel
Français (French)
adj. - scandaleux, insensé, outrancier
Deutsch (German)
adj. - unverschämt, unerhört, geschmacklos, extravagant
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σκανδαλώδης, εξωφρενικός, υβριστικός, προσβλητικός
Italiano (Italian)
esorbitante, vergognoso
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ultrajante, chocante, escandaloso
Русский (Russian)
вопиющий, скандальный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - extravagante, exorbitante, escandaloso, vergonzoso, ultrajante
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skandalös, upprörande, kränkande, överdriven
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
暴虐的, 可恶的, 极无礼的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 暴虐的, 可惡的, 極無禮的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 乱暴な, 無法な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) خارق للمعتاد, معيب
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מחפיר, מזעזע, פוגע, מביש, אכזרי
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