ALL meanings of beyond the pale
be·yond the pale
B b - phrase beyond the pale If you think that someone's actions or behaviour are not acceptable, you can say that they are beyond the pale. 3
- noun beyond the pale outside the limits of social convention 3
- adjective beyond the pale unacceptable 1
- noun beyond the pale a stake or picket, as of a fence. 1
- noun beyond the pale an enclosing or confining barrier; enclosure. 1
- noun beyond the pale an enclosed area. 1
- noun beyond the pale limits; bounds: outside the pale of his jurisdiction. 1
- noun beyond the pale a district or region within designated bounds. 1
- noun beyond the pale (initial capital letter). Also called English Pale, Irish Pale. a district in eastern Ireland included in the Angevin Empire of King Henry II and his successors. 1
- noun beyond the pale an ordinary in the form of a broad vertical stripe at the center of an escutcheon. 1
- noun beyond the pale Shipbuilding. a shore used inside to support the deck beams of a hull under construction. 1
- verb with object beyond the pale to enclose with pales; fence. 1
- verb with object beyond the pale to encircle or encompass. 1
- idioms beyond the pale beyond the pale, beyond the limits of propriety, courtesy, protection, safety, etc.: Their public conduct is certainly beyond the pale. 1
- preposition beyond the pale Used other than as an idiom: see beyond, pale. 0
- preposition beyond the pale (Idiomatic) (of a behaviour or person) Outside the bounds of morality, acceptable behaviour or good judgement, etc. 0