Associations to the word «Outrageous»

Wiktionary

OUTRAGEOUS, adjective. Cruel, violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront. [from 14th c.]
OUTRAGEOUS, adjective. (now rare) Fierce, violent. [from 14th c.]
OUTRAGEOUS, adjective. Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate. [from 14th c.]
OUTRAGEOUS, adjective. Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative. [from 18th c.]

Dictionary definition

OUTRAGEOUS, adjective. Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry".
OUTRAGEOUS, adjective. Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats