outrageousness
11enormity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wickedness, atrociousness; atrocity, outrage; immensity, enormousness, greatness. See guilt. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Vice] Syn. atrocity, outrage, depravity, wickedness; see atrocity 2 , crime 1 , evil …
12exorbitance — noun excessive excess • Syn: ↑outrageousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑outrageous (for: ↑outrageousness), ↑exorbitant • Hypernyms: ↑excess, ↑ …
13gonzo — adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1971 1. idiosyncratically subjective but engagé < gonzo journalism > 2. bizarre 3. freewheeling or unconventional especially to the point of outrageousness < a gonzo comedian > …
14outrageous — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. exceeding the limits of what is usual b. not conventional or matter of fact ; fantastic 2. violent, unrestrained 3. a. going beyond all standards of what is right or decent < an outrageous disregard of human… …
15Gilbert and Sullivan — refers to the Victorian era partnership of librettist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900). Together, they wrote fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S. Pinafore , The Pirates of Penzance , and… …
16Defamation — This article is about the malicious statement. For the 2009 film, see Defamation (film). Libel and Slander redirect here. For other uses, see Libel (disambiguation) and Slander (disambiguation). Vilification and Calumny redirect here. For the… …
17Severan dynasty — caption=The Severan Tondo, depicting Septimius Severus and his sonsThe Severan dynasty was a Roman imperial dynasty, which ruled the Roman Empire between 193 and 235. The dynasty was founded by the African general Septimius Severus, who rose to… …
18Suspension of disbelief — or willing suspension of disbelief is an aesthetic theory intended to characterize people s relationships to art. It was coined by the poet and aesthetic philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1817. It refers to the willingness of a person to… …
19Charles Fort — For other uses of Charles Fort , see Charles Fort (disambiguation). Charles Fort Charles Fort in 1920. Born Charles Hoy Fort August 6, 1874(1874 08 06) …
20Battle of Guadalete — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Guadalete partof=the Muslim conquests caption= date=711 or 712 place=Near a body of water in southern Iberia result=Decisive Muslim victory combatant1=Christian Visigoths combatant2=Muslim Arabs and… …
