# outrageous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /aʊtˈɹeɪdʒəs/ · frequency rank #10,100

## Definitions
1. Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
2. Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate.
3. Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative.
4. Fierce, violent.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman outrageus, Middle French outrageus, from outrage; equivalent to outrage + -ous.

## Easily confused with
- **outrageously** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outrageous-vs-outrageously)

## Common misspellings (13)
`oturageous`, `ourtageous`, `outargeous`, `outraegous`, `outrageosu`, `outrageouss`, `outrageuos`, `outraggeous`, `outragoeus`, `outrgaeous`, `outrrageous`, `outtrageous`, `uotrageous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/outrageous