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Outrageousness

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.

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outrageousness

n. The quality of being outrageous

WordNet
outrageousness
  1. n. excessive excess [syn: exorbitance]

  2. the quality of being outrageous [syn: enormity]

Usage examples of "outrageousness".

For weeks every member of the council has pooh-hooded me, thought my audaciousness was outrageousness, shook their heads and waved me out, and didn't begin to listen seriously until a week ago.

Predictably, she gravitated to the poverty wards, which the other Abigails tended to avoid because of their stench and outrageousness.

But ever since that rainy afternoon, the very Outrageousness of it had haunted Cushing and would not let him be.