When to Use Outre?

In French, this word means "exaggerated, excessive, or extreme," and is a past participle of the verb outrer, "to carry to excess or overdo," from outre, "beyond." If something is beyond what's considered normal or ordinary, it's outre: "His one-man play was so bizarrely outre that the audience didn't know how to ...

How do you use the word outre in a sentence?

Outre in a Sentence ?
  1. During the Victorian era men wearing wigs were considered normal, but today it is thought to be outre.
  2. People stared at the outre news story depicting a dog running for president of its country.

What outre means?

: violating convention or propriety : bizarre.

Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

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Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.