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outrageousshockingly bad or excessive; very bold and unusual

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: shockingly bad or excessive; very bold and unusual

Pronunciation (IPA): /aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/

Korean meaning: 충격적으로 나쁘거나 과도한; 매우 대담하고 이상한

Korean pronunciation: 아웃**레이**져스

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother wore an outrageous pink wig to the wedding and stole all the attention.
  • It's outrageous that students have to pay so much for textbooks they'll never use again.
  • The comedian's outrageous jokes had the audience laughing until their stomachs hurt.

outrageous

ADJECTIVE

//aʊtˈreɪdʒəs//

shockingly bad or excessive; very bold and unusual

outrageous concept
💡 Concept

Shockingly excessive fashion choice

outrageous rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Being outrageous takes courage that's contagious!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/
🇬🇧 UK/aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixout--
Rootrage
Suffix--ous

Origin

From Old French 'outrage' meaning 'excess' or 'violence,' derived from 'outre' (beyond) combined with the suffix '-age' (noun forming). The word entered Middle English through Norman French influence.

🎵Rhyme

contagiousadvantageouscourageous
contagious
advantageous
courageous

🔗Collocations

outrageous behavior
outrageous prices
outrageous claims
outrageous fashion
absolutely outrageous
outrageous fortune

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother wore an outrageous pink wig to the wedding and stole all the attention.

It's outrageous that students have to pay so much for textbooks they'll never use again.

😄 Fun example

The comedian's outrageous jokes had the audience laughing until their stomachs hurt.

The company's outrageous demands made the negotiations impossible.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

shockingscandalouspreposterousexcessiveridiculous

Antonyms

reasonablemoderateconservative

Related

ragefuryindignationscandalexcess

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