OUTLANDISH

bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre

(adjective) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; “restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit”; “famed for his eccentric spelling”; “a freakish combination of styles”; “his off-the-wall antics”; “the outlandish clothes of teenagers”; “outre and affected stage antics”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

outlandish (comparative more outlandish, superlative most outlandish)

bizarre, strange

(archaic) foreign, alien

Synonyms

• (bizarre, strange): See also strange

• (foreign, alien): See also foreign

Source: Wiktionary


Out*land"ish, a. Etym: [AS. foreign. See Out, Land, and -ish.]

1. Foreign; not native. Him did outlandish women cause to sin. Neh. xiii. 26. Its barley water and its outlandish wines. G. W. Cable.

2. Hence: Not according with usage; strange; rude; barbarous; uncouth; clownish; as, an outlandish dress, behavior, or speech. Something outlandish, unearthy, or at variance with ordinary fashion. Hawthorne. --Out*land"ish*ly, adv.

– Out*land"ish*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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