outrageously
In an outrageous mannerIn an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
» She dresses so outrageously; it looks completely ridiculous!
Sie zieht sich so fürchterlich an; es sieht völlig lächerlich aus! — Espi
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1 sensesIn an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
The hotel was wonderful, but the food was outrageously expensive.
in a very offensive manner
Examples
5 sentencesShe dresses so outrageously; it looks completely ridiculous!
deSie zieht sich so fürchterlich an; es sieht völlig lächerlich aus! — Espi
This is outrageously unfair.
The dress was outrageously expensive.
deDas Kleid war sündhaft teuer. — raggione
She's outrageously funny.
On film, he was outrageously funny, but away from the camera, Tom was said to have been a very earnest man.
deIn seinen Filmen war er zum Totlachen. Als Privatmann soll Tom aber überaus ernst gewesen sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English outrageously, equivalent to outrageous + -ly.From Middle English outrageously, equivalent to outrageous + -ly.
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Forms
more outrageously, most outrageously| Comparative | more outrageously Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most outrageously |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- to an extravagant or immoderate degree:atrociously
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.