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drpaladin

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Given what has become acceptable today, it's harder to be outrageous.

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Bill W

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“Outrage” derives from the Latin word ultraticum, which meant “excessive.” The root is ultra, which in Latin means “beyond” or “extremely,” just like it does in English.   Outrageous came to English from the Old French outrage (excessive) to the Old French Outrageus  to outrage and outrageous in late Middle English. 

The earliest known use of the word outrageous is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for outrageous is from before 1325, in Statutes of the Realm.

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Aditus

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This is a very important word. I use it all the time, even using synonyms, but it isn't enough.

 

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sandrewn

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I had decided that I was not going to post here anymore and even removed my comment of yesterday. Then I posted a comment, somewhere else a few moments ago, that at 73, showed me how childish I was being. So I am back and apologize for my tantrum.

Just the facts:

Outrageous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

 

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