Crossword clues for outrageous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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. ``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. [1913 Webster] -- Out*ra"geous*ly (out*r[=a]"j[u^]s*l[y^]), adv. -- Out*ra"geous*ness, n.
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 approach the original and etymological sense of outrage. Related: Outrageously; outrageousness.
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 behaviour; provocative. (from 18th c.)
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; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: exorbitant, extortionate, steep, unconscionable, usurious]
Wikipedia
Outrageous is the first remix album by American singer-actress Cher, released on August 1989 by PolyGram. It was released initially in North America, and released the subsequent years in some European countries.
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)
Outrageous is the third album by American singer-songwriter Kim Fowley, released in 1968 through Imperial Records.
"Outrageous" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her fourth studio album, In the Zone (2003). It was written and produced by R. Kelly, with vocal production provided by Trixster and Penelope Magnet. The song was released on July 20, 2004, by Jive Records, as the fourth and final single from In the Zone. "Outrageous" was the record label's choice for first and second single, but Spears pushed for " Me Against the Music" and " Toxic" respectively, to be released instead. It was finally announced as a single after it was selected as the theme song for the 2004 film Catwoman. "Outrageous" is an R&B song with influences of hip hop and an exotic feel. Lyrically, it talks about materialism and entertainment. "Outrageous" received mixed reviews from critics. Some praised its funky sound, while others deemed it as "forgettable".
"Outrageous" only charted in the United States, entering many of Billboard's component charts and peaking at number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100. Spears only performed the song once, on 2004's The Onyx Hotel Tour. The music video was being shot in New York City in June 2004, when Spears hurt her knee and had to undergo arthroscopic surgery. The video was canceled, as well as The Onyx Hotel Tour and the feature in the Catwoman soundtrack. A composite of different scenes was released in the DVD Greatest Hits: My Prerogative.
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.