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Answer for the clue "Published paper retires girl over nothing? Inconceivable! ", 10 letters:
outrageous

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Outrageous may refer to: Outrageous! , a 1977 Canadian comedy film Outrageous (Cher album) , a 1989 remix album Outrageous (song) , a 2004 single by Britney Spears Outrageous! (Alice in Videoland album) Outrageous (Kim Fowley album)

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1300, "excessive, extravagant," from Old French outrageus , outrajos "immoderate, excessive, violent, lawless" (Modern French outrageux ), from outrage , oltrage (see outrage ). Meaning "flagrantly evil" is late 14c.; modern teen slang usages of it unwittingly ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry" [syn: hideous , horrid , horrific ] greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 cruel, violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront. (from 14th c.) 2 (context now rare English) fierce, violent. (from 14th c.) 3 Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate. (from 14th c.) 4 shocking; exceeding conventional ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Outrageous \Out*ra"geous\ (out*r[=a]"j[u^]s), a. [OF. outrageus, F. outrageux. See Outrage , n.] Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason, or decency; such as to cause outrage; involving or doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious. ...

Usage examples of outrageous.

I tell you, Don Francis, there is no more outrageous comedy, no more fantastic extravaganza playing in Venice at this hour than every moment of my own life can furnish me with.

Bruenor and Wulfgar felt ridiculous carrying their mounts, but Drizzt accepted it with a smile and Regis thoroughly enjoyed the whole outrageous spectacle, having learned on his first visit that Longsaddle was a place to be taken lightly, appreciating the idiosyncrasies and unique ways of the Harpells purely for the sake of amusement.

Tiverton had agreed that there was absolutely no chance that this Miss Mandeville led a secret life, attending orgies in outrageous costumes.

Matters have now come to such an outrageous pass that the British government can no longer ignore the fact that the colony has been goaded to desperation by the misgovernment of the ruling clique.

Nor can one fill newspapers with outrageous disclosures of human misery and expect no one to be outraged into action.

Its physical effects are outrageous compared with even the transuranic elements which carry the Solar Phoenix to the extremes far above uranium.

So far as they knew, Bertram was the only man living in whom they could confide, unbranded as outrageous liars.

But there were definite advantages of Roman rule, which no Antiochene denied, although their comic actors and the slaves who sang at private entertainments mocked the Romans and invented accusations of injustice and extortion that were even more outrageous than the truth.

Ugly suspicions and dark rumorsfed by Crush Bonbon and his outrageous, dangerous radio commentary.

He was here with the outrageous intention of talking the DA into dropping murder charges against Levon Copes right now or, failing that, deliver the message that Levon was prepared to go to trial.

His head was shaven and always capped by an outrageous wide-brimmed hat feathering the gigantic plume of a diatryma bird.

A special prosecutor in this case was outrageous, he agreed, but his hands were tied by the ethics law.

There were a couple racks of postcards, film, instant cameras, bare necessity fishing supplies at outrageous prices, Minne-tonka moccasins, rubber tomahawks for the kids, risk-kay joke gifts built around gags older than my Uncle Phil, Indian turquoise jewelry made in the Philippines.

When a merchant proposed an outrageous price for palm-fiber cord, Hati sniffed, examined it minutely, and the price came down.

Other than the hurriedness of his speech, he seemed supremely confident that she would agree to his outrageous proposal.