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1 Outlandish -- rank: 1000

Outlandish definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary OUTLAND'ISH, a. 1. Foreign; not native. Nevertheless, even him did outlandish women cause to sin. Nehemiah 13. 2. Born or produced ... freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off- the-wall, outlandish, outre] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: before 12th century 1 ... foreign 2. a. strikingly out of the ordinary ; bizarre < an outlandish costume > b. exceeding proper or reasonable limits or standards 3 ... utland foreign country f. OUT + LAND Webster's 1913 Dictionary Outlandish Out*land"ish, a. [AS. ?tlendisc foreign. See Out, ...

2 outlandishly -- rank: 603

... definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: in an outlandish manner; "the Bavarian was outlandishly dressed in lederhosen" Merriam Webster's adverb see outlandish Webster's 1913 Dictionary Outlandish 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 ...

3 Strange -- rank: 565

... adverb Synonyms: strange, singular, unique, peculiar, eccentric, erratic, odd, quaint, outlandish mean departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to be ... an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness < a quaint fishing village >. outlandish applies to what is uncouth, bizarre, or barbaric < outlandish fashions of the time >. II. noun Usage: often attributive Date ... character of a stranger. --Gen. xlii. 7. Syn: Foreign; new; outlandish; wonderful; astonishing; marvelous; unusual; odd; uncommon; irregular; queer; eccentric. Webster ... stranger Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. 1. Foreign, outlandish, exotic, alien. 2. New, novel. 3. Unusual, uncommon, irregular, odd ... wall, offbeat, original, other, out, out-of-the-way, outland, outlandish, outre, outside, passing strange, peculiar, phenomenal, prodigious, psycho, puzzling, ...

4 outlandishness -- rank: 565

... ordinary [syn: outlandishness, bizarreness, weirdness] Merriam Webster's noun see outlandish Webster's 1913 Dictionary Outlandish 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* ...

5 bizarre -- rank: 466

... freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off- the-wall, outlandish, outre] Merriam Webster's I. adjective Etymology: French, from Italian ... Synonyms a. [ Fr. ] Odd, fantastic, strange, singular, whimsical, incongruous, extravagant, outlandish. Moby Thesaurus Gothic, absurd, amusing, antic, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful ... monstrous, mysterious, nonconforming, nonconformist, nonsensical, notional, numinous, odd, oddball, offbeat, outlandish, outrageous, outre, peculiar, poppycockish, preposterous, priceless, quaint, queer, quizzical, rich ...

6 Outre -- rank: 402

... freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off- the-wall, outlandish, outre] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Outr'e Ou`tr['e ... kinky, laughable, ludicrous, monstrous, nonsensical, odd, out-of-the-way, outlandish, outrageous, peculiar, poppycockish, preposterous, ridiculous, strange, ultra, unconventional, unusual, weird ...

7 Eccentric -- rank: 402

... freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off- the-wall, outlandish, outre] 2: not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric ... off, off the wall, off-balance, off-center, original, out, outlandish, outsider, pariah, passing strange, patchy, peculiar, priceless, quaint, queer, queer ...

8 Flaky -- rank: 402

... freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre] Merriam Webster's I. adjective also flakey (flakier; -est ... wasn't just a little too flaky, a little too outlandish. ADJ [disapproval] Moby Thesaurus abnormal, anomalous, apish, arbitrary, asinine, asperous ...

9 Uncouth -- rank: 402

... uncanny 2. a. strange or clumsy in shape or appearance ; outlandish b. lacking in polish and grace ; rugged < uncouth verse > c ... lubberly, rude, gawky, inelegant, ungainly. 2. Unfamiliar, unusual, strange, odd, outlandish. Moby Thesaurus Doric, Gothic, Neanderthal, abandoned, all thumbs, animal, awkward ... low, lubberly, lumbering, lumpen, lumpish, maladroit, noncivilized, oafish, odd, oddball, outlandish, ponderous, primitive, quaint, queer, rank, raw, rough, rough-and-ready ...

10 off-the-wall -- rank: 317

... freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off- the-wall, outlandish, outre] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1953 highly unusual ; bizarre ...

11 Alien -- rank: 317

... degrees and meanings: "foreign," "non-relative," "adulterous," "different," "wonderful," "alien," "outlandish," "strange." In the New Testament we find apellotriomenos (Eph 4 ... oppositive, oppugnant, original, other, otherworldly, out-group, outcast, outland, outlander, outlandish, outlaw, outside, outsider, overthwart, pariah, parochialism, persona non grata, perverse ...

12 flakey -- rank: 317

... freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre] Merriam Webster's adjective see flaky I

13 kinky -- rank: 317

... to unconventional tastes especially in sex; also sexually deviant 3. outlandish, far-out • kinkily adverb • kinkiness noun Oxford Reference Dictionary adj ... not done, not kosher, notional, nutty, odd, oddball, offbeat, original, outlandish, outre, peculiar, perverted, petulant, queer, quirky, screwball, screwy, singular, strange ...

14 gonzo -- rank: 317

... freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off- the-wall, outlandish, outre] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1971 ...

15 Hedge -- rank: 317

... born in or belonging to the hedges or woods, low, outlandish. [Not used in American.] HEDGE, v.t. hej. To inclose ... Hedge, when used adjectively or in composition, often means rustic, outlandish, illiterate, poor, or mean; as, hedge priest; hedgeborn, etc. Hedge ...