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    outrageous

    adjective
    adjective
    BrE BrE//aʊtˈreɪdʒəs//
    ; NAmE NAmE//aʊtˈreɪdʒəs//
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  1. 1very shocking and unacceptable synonym scandalous outrageous behaviour ‘That's outrageous!’ he protested. Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsbe, consider something, regard something as, … adverbabsolutely, completely, quite, … See full entry
  2. 2very unusual and slightly shocking She says the most outrageous things sometimes. outrageous clothes Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsbe, consider something, regard something as, … adverbabsolutely, completely, quite, … See full entry
    3.  Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French outrageus, from outrage ‘excess’ from ou(l)trage, based on Latin ultra ‘beyond’.Extra examples She thought it absolutely outrageous that he should be promoted over her. ‘That’s outrageous!’ he protested. How can politicians get away with making such outrageous statements?
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