Meanings
comparative more outrageously · superlative most outrageously
- In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
The hotel was wonderful, but the food was outrageously expensive.
1 more example
[…] John Currin moved from painting yearbookish images of anonymous girls to painting outrageously goofy pictures of women with ridiculously oversize breasts.
2009 January 25, Ken Johnson, “The Image Is Erotic. But Is It Art?”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbto an extravagant or immoderate degree
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishoutrageously
- Englishoutrageously
From Middle English outrageously, equivalent to outrageous + -ly.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch waanzinnig, schandalig
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Finnish järkyttävästi, järkyttävän
- järkyttävästiTranslations
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French outrageusement, scandaleusement
- outrageusementTranslations
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Greek εξοργιστικά
- εξοργιστικά (exorgistiká)Translations
Italian oltraggiosamente
- oltraggiosamenteTranslations
Polish skandalicznie, nieziemsko
- skandalicznieTranslations
- nieziemskoTranslations
- horrendalnieTranslations
- oburzającoTranslations
- nieprzyzwoicieTranslations
- szokującoTranslations
Cite this entry
outrageously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outrageously
“outrageously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outrageously. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outrageously,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outrageously.
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