outrageous

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

OUTRA'GEOUS, adjective 1. Violent; furious; exorbitant; exceeding all bounds of moderation; as outrageous villainies; outrageous talk; outrageous abuse. 2. Excessive; exceeding reason or decency; as outrageous panegyric. 3. Enormous; atrocious; as outrageous crimes. 4. Tumultuous; turbulent.
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