outréadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈuːtreɪ/, U.S.

/uˈtreɪ/

Forms: 1700s–1800s outree, 1700s– outre, 1700s– outré, 1700s– outrée (chiefly designating a woman, after French feminine form).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French outré, outrer.

Etymology: < French outré (16th cent. in attributive use), past participle of outrer to go beyond limits, to push to excess (see outrance n.). N.E.D. (1904) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (utre) /utre/.

A. adj.

Beyond the bounds of what is usual or considered correct and proper; unusual, peculiar; eccentric, unorthodox; extreme.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [adjective]

unthewfulc1050

unhend?c1225

uncomelyc1230

unseemlya1300

unseeminga1340

unseemc1425

untowardly1483

indecent1570

unbeseeming1583

uncivil1586

unbecoming1598

unbefitting1598

unhandsome1645

untoward1658

incorrect1672

indecorous1682

outré1722

improper1739

indelicate1741

unproper1797

pah1835

it is not (frequently isn't) done1879

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [adjective] > extravagant, excessive

overdoinga1425

ramping1484

egregious1566

desperatea1568

outlandish1588

hyperbolical1589

furious1671

wanton1680

outré1722

steep1856

plush horse1936

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] > bizarre

remote1533

antic1579

outlandish1588

bizarrea1648

outré1722

freakish1805

weird1820

freaky1824

weirdish1863

ostrobogulous1951

ostrobogulatory1952

far-out1954

weirdo1962

flaky1972

zonky1972

gonzo1974

mondo bizarro1976

mondo1979

woo-woo1986

freakazoid1990

1722 J. Richardson Acct. Statues Italy 191 The Sword comes above a Yard through her Body; the Expression is something Savage, and Outré.

1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews I. Pref. p. ix A judicious Eye instantly rejects anything outré .

1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. vii. 259 In these solitary woods it is quite outre.

1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards 66 Some of them are extravagant and outré.

1850 T. De Quincey Conversat. in Hogg's Instructor New Ser. 4 66/2 He will talk upon outré subjects.

1883 C. M. Yonge Stray Pearls I. iv. 42 Madame de Port Royal..is..suspected of being outrée in her devotion.

1926 Mrs. J. Comyns Carr Reminisc. i. 15 I was caustically rebuked by my mother when I proudly appeared in her presence in this attire. ‘My child,’ she said quietly, ‘you look like an outrée Frenchwoman of fifty.’

1975 L. Farago Aftermath xix. 320 The prosecution of criminal Nazis is coming to be widely regarded as a kind of séance in which the spirits of another era are conjured up by some outré hocus-pocus.

1994 N. Baker Fermata ix. 169 Rhody and I had sex that evening—not outré toothbrush-driven avocado sex, but not all that bad sex either.

B. n.

†1. The quality of being outré; an instance of this. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > bizarreness > that which is bizarre

outré1759

bizarre1850

weirdie1948

1759 O. Goldsmith Enq. Present State Polite Learning x To exhibit the ridiculous outré of a harlequin under the sanction of that venerable name.

1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality II. xii. 271 A sumptuous outrè of terms, and new cut of phrase.

2. With the. That which is extravagant or fantastic.

ΚΠ

1795 S. Martin Epist. in Verse 7 Willing to submit to toil and care, And pence, for the outré and the bizarre; To be, or to be thought, queer, quaint, and new.

a1849 E. A. Poe in Southern Lit. Messenger (1850) Mar. 175/2 My first mental development had in it much of the uncommon—even much of the outre.

1990 ‘A. J. Orde’ Death & Dogwalker (1993) 36 The certain taste in this case would be for the fantastic, the outré, the slightly bizarre.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	outré
释义	outréadj.n. Brit. /ˈuːtreɪ/, U.S. /uˈtreɪ/ Forms: 1700s–1800s outree, 1700s– outre, 1700s– outré, 1700s– outrée (chiefly designating a woman, after French feminine form). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French outré, outrer. Etymology: < French outré (16th cent. in attributive use), past participle of outrer to go beyond limits, to push to excess (see outrance n.). N.E.D. (1904) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (utre) /utre/. A. adj. Beyond the bounds of what is usual or considered correct and proper; unusual, peculiar; eccentric, unorthodox; extreme. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [adjective] unthewfulc1050 unhend?c1225 uncomelyc1230 unseemlya1300 unseeminga1340 unseemc1425 untowardly1483 indecent1570 unbeseeming1583 uncivil1586 unbecoming1598 unbefitting1598 unhandsome1645 untoward1658 incorrect1672 indecorous1682 outré1722 improper1739 indelicate1741 unproper1797 pah1835 it is not (frequently isn't) done1879 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [adjective] > extravagant, excessive overdoinga1425 ramping1484 egregious1566 desperatea1568 outlandish1588 hyperbolical1589 furious1671 wanton1680 outré1722 steep1856 plush horse1936 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] > bizarre remote1533 antic1579 outlandish1588 bizarrea1648 outré1722 freakish1805 weird1820 freaky1824 weirdish1863 ostrobogulous1951 ostrobogulatory1952 far-out1954 weirdo1962 flaky1972 zonky1972 gonzo1974 mondo bizarro1976 mondo1979 woo-woo1986 freakazoid1990 1722 J. Richardson Acct. Statues Italy 191 The Sword comes above a Yard through her Body; the Expression is something Savage, and Outré. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews I. Pref. p. ix A judicious Eye instantly rejects anything outré . View more context for this quotation 1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. vii. 259 In these solitary woods it is quite outre. 1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards 66 Some of them are extravagant and outré. 1850 T. De Quincey Conversat. in Hogg's Instructor New Ser. 4 66/2 He will talk upon outré subjects. 1883 C. M. Yonge Stray Pearls I. iv. 42 Madame de Port Royal..is..suspected of being outrée in her devotion. 1926 Mrs. J. Comyns Carr Reminisc. i. 15 I was caustically rebuked by my mother when I proudly appeared in her presence in this attire. ‘My child,’ she said quietly, ‘you look like an outrée Frenchwoman of fifty.’ 1975 L. Farago Aftermath xix. 320 The prosecution of criminal Nazis is coming to be widely regarded as a kind of séance in which the spirits of another era are conjured up by some outré hocus-pocus. 1994 N. Baker Fermata ix. 169 Rhody and I had sex that evening—not outré toothbrush-driven avocado sex, but not all that bad sex either. B. n. †1. The quality of being outré; an instance of this. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > bizarreness > that which is bizarre outré1759 bizarre1850 weirdie1948 1759 O. Goldsmith Enq. Present State Polite Learning x To exhibit the ridiculous outré of a harlequin under the sanction of that venerable name. 1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality II. xii. 271 A sumptuous outrè of terms, and new cut of phrase. 2. With the. That which is extravagant or fantastic. ΚΠ 1795 S. Martin Epist. in Verse 7 Willing to submit to toil and care, And pence, for the outré and the bizarre; To be, or to be thought, queer, quaint, and new. a1849 E. A. Poe in Southern Lit. Messenger (1850) Mar. 175/2 My first mental development had in it much of the uncommon—even much of the outre. 1990 ‘A. J. Orde’ Death & Dogwalker (1993) 36 The certain taste in this case would be for the fantastic, the outré, the slightly bizarre. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1722
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