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outlandish
[ out-lan-dish ]
adjective
- freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre:
outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
- having a foreign appearance.
- remote from civilized areas; out-of the-way:
an outlandish settlement.
- Archaic. foreign; alien.
outlandish
/ aʊtˈlændɪʃ /
adjective
- grotesquely unconventional in appearance, habits, etc
- archaic.foreign
Derived Forms
- outˈlandishness, noun
- outˈlandishly, adverb
Other Words From
- out·landish·ly adverb
- out·landish·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of outlandish1
Example Sentences
The contradictions and outlandish claims are never challenged, because drug education in China is virtually nonexistent.
Apart from the outfits, of course, some of which have been quite outlandish.
Speaking of which, the Scots are ideal in the matter of outlandish native costume.
Maybe not, but such outlandish designs profoundly influence how our cities will be built.
The movie was aggressively fun, and, despite its sci-fi setting and outlandish plot, somehow relatable.
These travelled follows are outrageous bores, with their bushy moustachios and outlandish lingo.
Well, there was a big outlandish parrot on each side of the clock, made out of something like chalk, and painted up gaudy.
But this India naybob's will was at Calcutty, or some outlandish place; and there was no getting sight of a coppy of it.
Sacred fountains by the dozen, and sacred trees by the score, may still be met with in these outlandish regions.
The snowshoe rabbit made its appearance, tracking the shadowy, silent woods with great, outlandish marks.
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