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Synonyms for outre

Grammar : Adj
Spell : oo-trey
Phonetic Transcription : uˈtreɪ

Définition of outre

Origin :
  • "exaggerated, extravagant, eccentric," 1722, from French outré "exaggerated, excessive, extreme," past participle of outrer "to carry to excess, overdo, overstrain, exaggerate," from outre "beyond" (see outrage).
  • adj eccentric
Example sentences :
  • The result of this outre combination must have been truly remarkable.
  • Extract from : « Unwritten Literature of Hawaii » by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
  • The person who produced the most outre sentiment was called 'strong.'
  • Extract from : « That Fortune » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • But the real Bostonese do not run to outre stationery or other eccentricities.
  • Extract from : « The Personality of American Cities » by Edward Hungerford
  • Outre les cheuaux, & cheures qu'on y conduisoit ja pour commencemẽt de mesnage.
  • Extract from : « The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. III: Acadia, 1611-1616 » by Various
  • She personified the outre; nothing so incongruous as her presence in that place could well be imagined.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu » by Sax Rohmer
  • Son quipage est compos de 83 hommes, outre cinq hommes de lettres.
  • Extract from : « A Voyage to Terra Australis » by Matthew Flinders
  • I imagine that to be extremely rich would have appeared to him improper, outre—too blatant altogether.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • Et la fin, d'un abrg des regles generales de la Langue Angloise, en dialogues franois, outre ce qui toit dans la sixime dition.
  • Extract from : « The Teaching and Cultivation of the French Language in England during Tudor and Stuart Times » by Kathleen Lambley
  • Outre Quantit de Billets la fin du Livre, qui sont trs necessaires pour le commerce.
  • Extract from : « The Teaching and Cultivation of the French Language in England during Tudor and Stuart Times » by Kathleen Lambley
  • Passons outre, without inquiring how much George Sand knew about English girls.
  • Extract from : « A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 » by George Saintsbury

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