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outre

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Ou`tre´
a.1.Out of the common course or limits; extravagant{2}; bizarre; outlandish{2}; as, an outré costume.
My first mental development had in it much of the uncommon - even much of the outré.
- E. A. Poe.
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Adj.1.outre - 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"
bizarre, eccentric, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, freaky, flakey, flaky, freakish
unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"


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Sampson turned it down: their customers did not want anything outre, it was a very respectable class of business, and when you had a connection of that sort it wasn't worth while taking liberties with it.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
True method appertains to the ordinary and the obvious alone, and cannot be applied to the outre.
The Business Man by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
The more outre and grotesque an incident is the more carefully it deserves to be examined, and the very point which appears to complicate a case is, when duly considered and scientifically handled, the one which is most likely to elucidate it.
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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