OUTRAGEOUS
ADJECTIVES
► EGREGIOUS remarkable in a bad sense; gross, flagrant, outrageous, extravagant, excessive → 1573
► HECTIC extreme, outrageous; good → 2003 S. Afr. sl.
► IMMANSUETE ungentle, outrageous, wild, untractable → 1656 obs.
► LUXURIOUS outrageous, extravagant, excessive; also, passionately desirous after something → c1374 obs.
► MAROONJUS ► MORUNGEOUS harsh, stern; outrageous; obstreperous, → 1864 Sc.
► NANA outrageous, indecent → L19 sl.
► NANA-ISH outrageous, indecent → L19 sl.
► OUTRAGEABLE outrageous → 1952 Amer. dial.
► OUTRAIOUS outrageous → 1303 obs.
► OUTSTROPOLOUS outrageous, unruly, obstreperous → 1832 Sc. obs.
► RADICAL extreme, outrageous, good → 1967 US sl., orig. surfing usage
► RAGEOUS outrageous; angry, furious, violent with pain or anger → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAMPACIOUS lively, spirited, boisterous; wild, unruly, outrageous; rampageous → 1837
► RAMPAGEOUS ► RAMPAGIOUS outrageous, obstreperous → 1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► RAMPAGEROUS outrageous, obstreperous → 1890 Eng. dial.
► RAMPAGINOUS furious, angry, violent, wild, unruly, obstreperous, boisterous, noisy, disorderly, outrageous → 1822 Sc.
► RAMPTIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; wild, active, dangerous; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate → 1953 Amer. dial.
► RAMSTUDIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; outrageous, rambunctious, quarrelsome, passionate → 1847 Amer. dial.
► RAMSTUGENOUS ► RAMSTUGINOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate → 1847 Amer. dial.
► RAMSTUGIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; rough and strong, coarse, uncouth; rambunctious, outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate → 1811 Sc. & Amer. dial.
► RAMSTUJOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; outrageous, rambunctious, quarrelsome, passionate → 1847 Amer. dial.
► RAPTUROUS outrageous → 1838 Sc. obs.
► RICH outrageous → c1350 colloq.
► RIDICULOUS indecent; outrageous → 1832 Amer. dial.
► RUMBUSTICAL fond of rough play; careless of the comfort of others; boisterous, unruly, uproarious, noisy, obstreperous; rude, overbearing, violent → 1795 Eng. dial. & colloq.
► UNHOLY awful; outrageous → 1842 UK
► VESANOUS mad, furious, raging, cruel, outrageous → 1656 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► CHANCER someone who does outrageous or dishonest things at high risk of discovery → 1884 Brit. sl.
► RED-NECK a hell-raiser; a person who causes trouble or creates chaos, esp. by wild or outrageous behaviour → 1967 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► RIG an amusing sort of chap; a joker; a prankster; an outrageous person → 1975 Amer. dial.
VERBS
► CAMP to act ostentatiously and outrageously in a homosexual manner, although by no means restricted; verbally or physically, to the gay world → 1920s sl.
► TAKE THE RAG OFF to surpass all others; to be outstanding or outrageous; to be the last straw → 1837 Amer. dial.
► TAKE THE RAG OFF THE BUSH to surpass all others; to be outstanding or outrageous; to be the last straw → 1810 Amer. dial.
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