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English word outrageous comes from Late Latin *ultragium

*ultragium (Late Latin)

oultrage (Old French)

outrageus (Middle French)

outrageus (Anglo-Norman)

outrageous (English)

(now, _, rare) Fierce, violent. [from 14th c.]. Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative. [from 18th c.]. Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate. [from 14th c.]. Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront. [from 14th c.].

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