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OUTRAGEOUS
exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious
(adjective) greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; “exorbitant rent”; “extortionate prices”; “spends an outrageous amount on entertainment”; “usurious interest rate”; “unconscionable spending”
hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous
(adjective) grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; “subjected to outrageous cruelty”; “a hideous pattern of injustice”; “horrific conditions in the mining industry”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
outrageous (comparative more outrageous, superlative most outrageous)
Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront. [from 14th c.]
Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate. [from 14th c.]
Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative. [from 18th c.]
(now, rare) Fierce, violent. [from 14th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Out*ra"geous, a. Etym: [OF. outrageus, F. outrageux. See Outrage, n.]
Definition: Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason, or decency; involving or doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious. "Outrageous weeping." Chaucer. "The most outrageous villainies." Sir P. Sidney. "The vile, outrageous crimes." Shak. "Outrageous panegyric." Dryden.
Syn.
– Violent; furious; exorbitant; excessive; atrocious; monstrous; wanton; nefarious; heinous.
– Out*ra"geous*ly, adv.
– Out*ra"geous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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