"outré" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /uˈtɹeɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-outré.wav Forms: more outré [comparative], most outré [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: French outré, form of outrer (“to go to excess”); see also outre (“beyond”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|outré}} French outré Head templates: {{en-adj}} outré (comparative more outré, superlative most outré)
  1. Beyond what is customary or proper; extravagant.
    Sense id: en-outré-en-adj-Hg-nl47z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9
  2. Very unconventional. Synonyms (unconventional): bizarre, eccentric, outlandish Translations (very unconventional): ексцентричен (ekscentričen) (Bulgarian), 偏离常规的 (Chinese Mandarin), 荒诞的 (Chinese Mandarin), extravagant (Dutch), excentriek (Dutch), omintakeinen (Finnish), omituinen (Finnish), poikkeuksellinen (Finnish), outo (Finnish), äärimmäinen (Finnish), extravagant (German), exzentrisch (German), стра́нный (stránnyj) (Russian), необы́чный (neobýčnyj) (Russian), эксцентричный (ekscentričnyj) (Russian), шокирующий (šokirujuščij) (Russian), extravagante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-outré-en-adj-qAAbA5pJ Disambiguation of 'unconventional': 2 98 Disambiguation of 'very unconventional': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: outrée, outre

Alternative forms

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