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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 out·ra·geous /(ˌ)aʊtˈreʤəs/
 (a.)暴虐的,極無禮的,可惡的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Out·ra·geous a.  Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason, or decency; such as to cause outrage; involving or doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious. “Outrageous weeping.” --Chaucer. “The most outrageous villainies.” --Sir P. Sidney. “The vile, outrageous crimes.” --Shak. “Outrageous panegyric.” --Dryden.
 Syn: -- Violent; furious; exorbitant; excessive; atrocious; monstrous; wanton; nefarious; heinous.
 -- Out*ra*geous*ly adv. -- Out*ra*geous*ness, n.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 outrageous
      adj 1: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror;
             "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern
             of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining
             industry" [syn: hideous, horrid, horrific]
      2: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
         "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an
         outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest
         rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: exorbitant, extortionate,
          steep, unconscionable, usurious]