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bizarre definition

bi·zarre (bi zär′)

adjective

  1. very odd in manner, appearance, etc.; grotesque
  2. marked by extreme contrasts and incongruities of color, design, or style
  3. unexpected and unbelievable; fantastic a bizarre sequence of events

Etymology: Fr < It bizarro, angry, fierce, strange < Sp bold, knightly < Basque bizar, a beard

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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