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UK
/aʊtɹˈeɪdʒəsli/
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[ US /ˌaʊˈtɹeɪdʒəsɫi/ ]
[ US /ˌaʊˈtɹeɪdʒəsɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
in a very offensive manner
he behaved outrageously -
to an extravagant or immoderate degree
atrociously expensive
How To Use outrageously In A Sentence
- The sum which he demanded appeared exorbitant to the hadji, who, forgetting that he was a saint, and fresh from Mecca, fumed outrageously, and in broken Spanish called the boatman thief. The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula
- Toure sounds outrageously laid-back, but the insistent rhythmic pulse in his music is hypnotic and irresistible.
- These products are surrounded by considerable mystique and are often outrageously expensive.
- It is therefore odd to watch him waver and wobble over an issue that is not only outrageously unjust, but also flagrantly illegal.
- Students who behave outrageously and refuse to mend their ways despite repeated admonitions should be expelled.
- But for a supposed servant of the people to use such a metaphor to refer to a bill that affects us all in such important ways is outrageously and offensively paternalistic or should I say “maternalistic?” and flies in the face of what the relationship between the citizens and Congress in this country is meant to be. HCR: Pelosi tells the simple-minded American people not to worry our pretty little heads about it
- an outrageously bigoted point of view
- There, in 1999 the Americans were guilty of some of the most outrageously uncouth and unsporting behaviour ever displayed in a sporting arena.
- It was just another boring city, filled with meddlesome people and merchants who like to drag you to their stands against your wishes, insisting that you buy something outrageously overpriced.
- Unlikely though it sounds, the dessert of summer fruits with potato gnocchi is outrageously good. Times, Sunday Times