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    outlandish
    /ˌaʊtˈlandɪʃ/

    adjective

    • 1. looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar: "outlandish, brightly coloured clothes"
    • 2. foreign or alien: archaic "three wise, outlandish kings"

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  3. Find 52 different ways to say OUTLANDISH, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

  4. outlandish. adjective. These are words and phrases related to outlandish. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of outlandish. Did you ever see such an outlandish hat?. Synonyms. preposterous. incredible. outrageous. odd. bizarre. fantastic. freakish. ridiculous. eccentric. queer. weird. grotesque.

  5. Outlandish Definition. out-lăndĭsh. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Very odd, strange, or peculiar; fantastic; bizarre. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Foreign; alien. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Remote; out-of-the-way. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.

  6. Outlandish refers to something that is bizarre, unfamiliar, strange, unconventional or extraordinary. It often describes appearances or behaviors that are notably different from what is considered typical or normal.

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    From Middle English outlandisch, from Old English ūtlendisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *ūtlandisk, from Proto-Germanic *ūtlandiskaz. Related to Old English ūtland (“foreign land, land abroad”) (whence English outland). Sense of “bizarre” from 1590s. By surface analysis, outland +‎ -ish. Cognate to German ausländisch, dated Dutch uitlands (now buiten...

    (UK) IPA(key): /aʊtˈlæn.dɪʃ/, [aʊ̯tˈlæn.dɪʃ]
    (US) IPA(key): /aʊtˈlæn.dɪʃ/, [aʊ̯tˈlæn.dɪʃ], [aʊ̯tˈlɛən.dɪʃ]
    (General Australian) IPA(key): /æɔtˈlæn.dɪʃ/
    Rhymes: -ændɪʃ

    outlandish (comparative more outlandish, superlative most outlandish) 1. Bizarre; strange. 1.1. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:strange 1.2. The rock star wore black with outlandishpink and green spiked hair. 1.1. 1915, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, chapter CXIX, in Of Human Bondage, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, →OCLC: 1.1.1. He was an outla...

  7. 'Outlandish' conveys a sense of being markedly different from what is considered usual or customary, often with a touch of unfamiliarity or exoticism. It is frequently used to describe things, ideas, or behaviors that are perceived as bizarre, unconventional, or eccentric.

  8. What does outlandish‎ mean? outlandish ( English) Origin & history. Old English utlendisc, from ūtland ("foreign land, land abroad") (English outland ). Sense of “bizarre” from 1590s. Surface analysis outland + -ish . Pronunciation. Rhymes: -ændɪʃ. Adjective. outlandish ( comparative more outlandish, superlative most outlandish) bizarre, strange.

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