Outrageousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  outrageousness
       n 1: excessive excess [syn: {exorbitance}]
       2: the quality of being outrageous [syn: {enormity}]