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Feb 12, 2012
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out•ra•geous



Pronunciation: (out-rā'jus), [key]
—adj.
1. of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
2. grossly offensive to the sense of right or decency: outrageous behavior; an outrageous remark.
3. passing reasonable bounds; intolerable or shocking: an outrageous price.
4. violent in action or temper.
5. highly unusual or unconventional; extravagant; remarkable: a child of the most outrageous precocity; a fancy dive performed with outrageous ease.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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