outrageous

English

Etymology

From Middle English outrageous, from Old French outrageus, from outrage; see outrage.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪdʒəs

Adjective

outrageous (comparative more outrageous, superlative most outrageous)

1. shocking; cruel; immoral

Translations

shocking

Chinese: Mandarin: 不像話 (zh), 不像话 (zh) (bù xiànghuà) Dutch: ongehoord (nl) Finnish: järkyttävä (fi) French: outrageant (fr) German: ungeheuerlich (de) Japanese: 法外な (ja) (ほうがいな, hōgai-na), 無法な (ja) (むほうな, muhō-na), 怪しからん (ja) (けしからん, keshikaran) Norwegian: forferdelig (no) Russian: вопиющий (ru) (vopijúščij), возмутительный (ru) (vozmutítel'nyj)

External links

• outrageous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• outrageous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911