The meaning of Outrageous

adjective

Inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant.

Usage examples:

Racism was abhorrent to us all

adjective

Causing moral revulsion.

Usage examples:

The uprising was suppressed with abominable cruelty

adjective

Unequivocally detestable

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant

Usage examples:

The abominable working conditions made many workers sick.

adjective

Willing to take risks or to try out new methods, ideas, or experiences.

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An adventurous traveller

adjective

Willing to try new, unusual, and exciting things

Usage examples:

I’m pretty adventurous in cooking (= willing to try new and unusual things).

adjective

Causing shock or dismay; horrific.

Usage examples:

The cat suffered appalling injuries during the attack

verb

Greatly dismay or horrify.

Usage examples:

Bankers are appalled at the economic incompetence of some ministers

adjective

Horrifyingly wicked.

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Atrocious cruelties

adjective

Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

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A series of audacious takeovers

adjective

(of a person, action, or idea) showing a willingness to take risks; confident and courageous.

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A bold attempt to solve the crisis

noun

A bold typeface or letter.

Usage examples:

Shadow cabinet members listed in bold

adjective

Brave, or without fear

Usage examples:

He is a qualified politician with bold ideas., she was friendly without being bold., the costumes w…

adjective

Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way.

Usage examples:

He was brash, cocky, and arrogant

noun

Loose broken rock or ice.

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Brash ice

adjective

Having a lot of energy and the confidence to succeed, and not having much respect for others or worrying about their feelings

Usage examples:

His lawyer was brash, arrogant, and egocentric, but he usually won his cases., a designer known for…

adjective

Bold and without shame.

Usage examples:

He went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance

verb

Endure an embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent confidence and lack of shame.

Usage examples:

There was nothing to do but brazen it out

noun

A reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous things.

Usage examples:

Spectators watched in horror as the nineteen-year-old daredevil smashed into the ground

adjective

Reckless and daring.

Usage examples:

A daredevil skydiver

noun

A person who does dangerous things and takes risks

adjective

(of a person or action) adventurous or audaciously bold.

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A daring crime

noun

Adventurous courage.

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The daring of the players brings fortune or ruin

verb

Have the courage to do something.

Usage examples:

A story he dare not write down

adjective

Extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily.

Usage examples:

The sunlight was dazzling

verb

(of a bright light) blind (a person or their eyes) temporarily.

Usage examples:

She was dazzled by the headlights

adjective

Causing or likely to cause strong admiration

Usage examples:

A dazzling smile flashed across his face.

adjective

Showing defiance.

Usage examples:

A defiant gesture

adjective

Shockingly unacceptable.

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A disgraceful waste of money

adjective

Very bad

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Disgraceful behaviour/conduct, a disgraceful situation, she thought that their attitude was absolut…

adjective

Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.

Usage examples:

There's been a dreadful accident

adjective

Very bad

Usage examples:

I realized i had committed a dreadful mistake.

adjective

Profoundly immoral and wicked.

Usage examples:

His evil deeds

noun

Profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force.

Usage examples:

His struggle against the forces of evil

noun

The condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type

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[ u ] a contest between good and evil, an evil ruler

adjective

Very attractive or noticeable

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An eye-catching poster

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.

Usage examples:

The band's flamboyant lead singer

noun

A madagascan tree with bright red flowers and leaves composed of numerous leaflets, planted as a street tree in the tropics.

Usage examples:

They're over now and it seems to be the turn of exotics; bauhinias are out and flamboyants will be …

adjective

Ostentatiously attractive or impressive.

Usage examples:

He always had a flashy car

adjective

Expensive or stylish, or brightly colored

Usage examples:

He wears flashy clothes.

adjective

Offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty.

Usage examples:

A foul odour

noun

(in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent.

Usage examples:

The midfielder was booked for a foul on ford

adverb

Contrary to the rules; unfairly.

Usage examples:

That's the real problem: even guys who want to play fair are under pressure from cheaters to play f…

adjective

Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless.

Usage examples:

Silver bows and gaudy ribbons

noun

A celebratory dinner or entertainment held by a college for old members.

Usage examples:

Administratively, the college cannot cope with more than one gaudy per year

adjective

Having too many bright colors

Usage examples:

He was wearing a gaudy hawaiian shirt.

adjective

(of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.

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A battery of heinous crimes

adjective

(esp. of a crime) extremely bad or evil

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Heinous murders

adjective

Extremely ugly.

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Hideous lizard-like creatures

adjective

Offensive, extremely ugly, or shocking

Usage examples:

The bathroom was pink and green and silver – it was absolutely hideous.

adjective

Extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible.

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She suffered horrendous injuries

adjective

So bad as to be shocking; extremely unpleasant

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Exhibits show how horrendous the living conditions there were.

adjective

Causing or likely to cause horror; shocking.

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A horrible massacre

adjective

Very bad, unpleasant, or disgusting

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There was a horrible smell outside the factory.

adjective

Very unpleasant or disagreeable.

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The teachers at school were horrid

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant

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It was a horrid purple color which she detested.

adjective

Having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster.

Usage examples:

Monstrous, bug-eyed fish

adjective

Very bad, esp. because too big

Usage examples:

After the flood she was faced with monstrous repair bills., monstrous deeds

adjective

Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust; disgusting.

Usage examples:

The stench was nauseating

verb

Affect with nausea.

Usage examples:

The thought of food nauseated her

adjective

Making you feel as if you are going to vomit

Usage examples:

The tv news can be pretty nauseating at times.

adjective

Characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress.

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A simple design that is glamorous without being ostentatious

adjective

Intended to attract admiration or notice

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Ostentatious jewelry, ostentatious gestures, she waved her hand about, ostentatiously displaying he…

adjective

Sexually suggestive in a light-hearted and humorous way.

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Saucy postcards

adjective

Causing general public outrage by a perceived offence against morality or law.

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A series of scandalous liaisons

adjective

(of a person or their conduct) characterized by or showing a lack of shame; barefaced or brazen.

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His shameless hypocrisy

adjective

Causing indignation or disgust; offensive.

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Shocking behaviour

verb

Cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.

Usage examples:

She was shocked at the state of his injuries

verb

Arrange (sheaves of grain) in a shock.

Usage examples:

The grain is shocked in the field after it is cut

adjective

Having a striking appearance or style, typically by being excessively bright, colourful, or ostentatious.

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Showy flowers

adjective

Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust.

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A sickening stench of blood

verb

Make (someone) feel disgusted or appalled.

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She was sickened by the bomb attack

adjective

Extremely unpleasant; causing you to experience unpleasant feelings

Usage examples:

She slipped and fell with a sickening thud.

adjective

Very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable.

Usage examples:

He bore a startling likeness to their father

verb

Cause to feel sudden shock or alarm.

Usage examples:

A sudden sound in the doorway startled her

adjective

Attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent.

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The murder bore a striking similarity to an earlier shooting

noun

The action of striking.

Usage examples:

Substantial damage was caused by the striking of a submerged object

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Usage examples:

He raised his hand, as if to strike me

adjective

Engaging in daring and romantic adventures with bravado or flamboyance.

Usage examples:

A crew of swashbuckling buccaneers

noun

Daring and romantic adventure.

Usage examples:

The film is heavy on the swashbuckling and high-seas adventure

verb

Engage in daring and romantic adventures with bravado or flamboyance.

Usage examples:

This guy can swashbuckle and hold his own

adjective

Extremely bad or serious.

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A terrible crime

adjective

Not able to be expressed in words.

Usage examples:

I felt an unspeakable tenderness towards her

adjective

Extremely unpleasant.

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He has a vile temper

adjective

Evil or disgusting

Usage examples:

He responded with the vilest language imaginable., a vile mood/temper

adjective

Unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable

Usage examples:

This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped.

noun

(in medieval england) the smallest administrative unit under the feudal system, consisting of a number of houses and their adjacent lands, roughly corresponding to the modern parish.

Usage examples:

At his death he held land in several vills in the neighbourhood of pilton, where his brother seems …

adjective

Evil or morally wrong.

Usage examples:

A wicked and unscrupulous politician

verb

Absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

Usage examples:

Garments that wick moisture away from the skin

adjective

Morally wrong and bad

Usage examples:

He was a wicked, ruthless, and dishonest man., she has a wicked sense of humor., the demands of fun…