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Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason, or decency; involving or doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious.

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  1. n. Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason, or decency; involving or doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious.
  2. adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
  3. adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  4. Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason, or decency; 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. Syn. -- Violent; furious; exorbitant; excessive; atrocious; monstrous; wanton; nefarious; heinous. -- Out*ra"geous*ly, adv. -- Out*ra"geous*ness, n.
  5. Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right,reason, or decency; involving or doing an outrage; furious; violent;atrocious. "Outrageous weeping." Chaucer. "The most outrageousvillainies." Sir P. Sidney. "The vile, outrageous crimes." Shak."Outrageous panegyric." Dryden.
  6. j:100 s grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror s greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation