Meaning of OUTLANDISH
| Pronunciation: | | awt'landish
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| | Definition: | | [adj] 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"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" |
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| | Synonyms: | | bizarre, eccentric, flaky, freakish, freaky, outre, unconventional |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Out*land"ish\, a. [AS. ?tlendisc foreign. See {Out},
{Land}, and {-ish}.]
1. Foreign; not native.
Him did outlandish women cause to sin. --Neh. xiii.
26.
Its barley water and its outlandish wines. --G. W.
Cable.
2. Hence: Not according with usage; strange; rude; barbarous;
uncouth; clownish; as, an outlandish dress, behavior, or
speech.
Something outlandish, unearthy, or at variance with
ordinary fashion. --Hawthorne.
--{Out*land"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Out*land"ish*ness}, n.
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