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outlandish

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out·land·ish  (out-lndsh)
adj.
1. Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre. See Synonyms at strange.
2. Strikingly unfamiliar.
3. Located far from civilized areas.
4. Archaic Of foreign origin; not native.

out·landish·ly adv.
out·landish·ness n.

outlandish [aʊtˈlændɪʃ]
adj
1. grotesquely unconventional in appearance, habits, etc.
2. Archaic foreign
outlandishly  adv
outlandishness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.outlandish - 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"
unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"

outlandish
Translations
outlandish [aʊtˈlændɪʃ] ADJ [appearance, clothes] → estrafalario, extravagante; [behaviour, ideas] → extraño, disparatado; [prices] → estrafalario
outlandish [aʊtˈlændɪʃ] adj [appearance, idea] → étrange
This idea is not as outlandish as it sounds → Cette idée n'est pas aussi étrange qu'il n'y paraît.
outlandish
adjabsonderlich, sonderbar; behaviour alsobefremdend, befremdlich; prose, style, description etceigenwillig; name, clothes, appearance, colour combination etcausgefallen; priceshaarsträubend; theoryobskur
outlandish [aʊtˈlændɪʃ] adj (dress, person) → bizzarro/a


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