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outrageousness

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out·ra·geous  (out-rjs)
adj.
1.
a. Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
b. Being well beyond the bounds of good taste: outrageous epithets.
2. Having no regard for morality.
3. Violent or unrestrained in temperament or behavior.
4.
a. Extremely unusual or unconventional; extraordinary: loved to dress in outrageous clothing; found some outrageous bargains.
b. Being beyond all reason; extravagant or immoderate: spends an outrageous amount on entertainment.

out·rageous·ly adv.
out·rageous·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.outrageousness - excessive excess
excessiveness, inordinateness, excess - immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
2.outrageousness - the quality of being outrageous
indecency - the quality of being indecent

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He was losing his head; he seemed to have come on an errand of which he was only now realising the outrageousness.
Tom, Tom, I love you so, and you seem to try every way you can to break my old heart with your outrageousness.
 
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