outlandish
Americanadjective
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freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre.
outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
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having a foreign appearance.
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remote from civilized areas; out-of the-way.
an outlandish settlement.
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Archaic. foreign; alien.
adjective
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grotesquely unconventional in appearance, habits, etc
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archaic foreign
Other Word Forms
- outlandishly adverb
- outlandishness noun
Etymology
Origin of outlandish
before 1000; Middle English; Old English ūtlendisc. See outland, -ish 1
Example Sentences
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Tottenham Hotspur's hierarchy have finally addressed the mistake they made with the outlandish appointment of Igor Tudor as interim head coach – but the stakes are now so high they cannot afford another.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Baldwin argues claims around the possibility of recall are outlandish, but also something that the court shouldn’t be addressing.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
She tries to create the most outlandish tale possible for when relaying to guests one on one how her husband perished.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
For a growing number of online sleuths, there is a booming business in peddling outlandish answers to those and other sordid questions raised by the trove of newly released files.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
At no point did he stop Pong, even when the lies turned wild and outlandish.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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