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unorthodox

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un·or·tho·dox  (n-ôrth-dks)
adj.
Breaking with convention or tradition; not orthodox.

un·ortho·doxly adv.
un·ortho·doxy n.

unorthodox [ʌnˈɔːθəˌdɒks]
adj
not conventional in belief, behaviour, custom, etc.
unorthodoxly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unorthodoxunorthodox - independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians"
unconventional - not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style"
2.unorthodoxunorthodox - breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle"
orthodox - adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world"

unorthodox
adjective
1. unconventional, unusual, irregular, abnormal, off-the-wall (slang), out there (slang), heterodox, unwonted, uncustomary His methods were unorthodox, and his lifestyle eccentric.
unconventional traditional, conventional, orthodox, sound, established, usual, customary
2. irregular, illegal, improper, inappropriate, unsuitable Journalists obtained confidential documents in an unorthodox manner.
3. nonconformist, heretical, dissenting, renegade, heterodox, dissentient, uncanonical his expression of unorthodox religious beliefs
Translations
unorthodox [ˈʌnˈɔːθədɒks] ADJ
1. (= unconventional) → poco ortodoxo, poco convencional
2. (Rel) → heterodoxo
unorthodox [ˌʌnˈɔːrθədɒks] adj (= unconventional) [upbringing, behaviour, beliefs, methods] → peu orthodoxe
unorthodox
adjunkonventionell, unorthodox; unorthodox entrepreneur (iro) Bezeichnung für Bettler, Prostituierte, Drogenhändler etc
unorthodox [ʌnˈɔːθəˌdɒks] adjpoco ortodosso/a
unorthodox [ʌnˈɔːθəˌdɒks] adjpoco ortodosso/a


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He had to seal his mouth on the subject, however, for to express an unorthodox opinion was a dangerous matter in those days in the Land of the Saints.
He was very unorthodox, which frightened them; and his freakish humour excited their disapproval.
There was something superhuman in an attitude so recklessly unorthodox, and if other problems had not pressed on him he would have been lost in wonder at the prodigy of the Wellands' daughter urging him to marry his former mistress.
 
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