outrageous

outrageous
outrageous (adj.) c.1300, "excessive, extravagant," from O.Fr. outrageus (see OUTRAGE (Cf. outrage)). Meaning "flagrantly evil" is late 14c.; modern teen slang usages of it unwittingly approach the original and etymological sense of outrage. Related: Outrageously; outrageousness.

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