Outr[e]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Outr'e \Ou`tr['e]"\, a. [F., p.p. of outer to exaggerate, fr. L.
ultra beyond. See {Outrage}.]
Out of the common course or limits; extravagant[2]; bizarre;
outlandish[2]; as, an outr['e] costume.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + PJC]
My first mental development had in it much of the
uncommon -- even much of the outr['e]. --E. A. Poe.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "outre":
absurd, beyond belief, bizarre, cockamamie, crazy, extravagant,
fantastic, foolish, freakish, grotesque, high-flown, incredible,
kinky, laughable, ludicrous, monstrous, nonsensical, odd,
out-of-the-way, outlandish, outrageous, peculiar, poppycockish,
preposterous, ridiculous, strange, ultra, unconventional, unusual,
weird, wild
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