bizarre
bizarre
Definition
bi·zarre (bi zär′)
adjective
- very odd in manner, appearance, etc.; grotesque
- marked by extreme contrasts and incongruities of color, design, or style
- unexpected and unbelievable; fantastic a bizarre sequence of events
Etymology: Fr < It bizarro, angry, fierce, strange < Sp bold, knightly < Basque bizar, a beard
bi·zarre′ly adverb
bi·zarre′·ness noun
bizarre
Synonyms
bizarre
modif.
bizarre
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- frankly: And some of the advice doled out during the hunt is frankly bizarre Fiona from HR has software installers on her desktop!
- downright: Cruel Site of the Day - This site features a cruel site for the day - ranging from the painful to the downright bizarre.
- utterly: For some utterly bizarre reason, it often seems like everyone in the world has heard of Paperboy.
- somewhat: Unfortunately, with twenty-three minutes completed, the USA fell behind in somewhat bizarre circumstances.
- truly: The U.S. paper industry has managed to come up with a truly bizarre way of specifying the density of paper.
- rather: A rather bizarre group of Gospel Singers provided a contract in styles.
Infinitive complement
- say: I have to admit I found the whole thing rather bizarre to say the least.
- think: It's bizarre to think this movie would even attempt this.
Modifies a noun
- twist: It was a bit like Durham Miners Gala with a bizarre twist.
- coincidence: But is it the ghost of the former occupant or just a series of bizarre coincidences?
- ritual: In the bizarre daily rituals there is some solace.
- creature: Bright red starfish, giant predatory worms, huge sea spiders and many other bizarre creatures are extremely sensitive to global change.
- spectacle: This bizarre spectacle seems to confirm that America is becoming a military theocracy - again, a truly Medieval concept.
- sight: The first large animal I saw was one of the most bizarre sights I have ever witnessed.
Used with adjective complement
- seem: Pressing the yellow button to back up seems bizarre to me - what is wrong with the back up button?
- appear: Dramatic disturbance in thoughts, feelings and behavior, which may appear bizarre to others, may be classified as psychosis.
- sound: It sounds bizarre to talk about car engines sang in music but it doesn't sound bizarre.
- look: They both looked bizarre now: totally equine apart from their heads which still looked entirely human.
- become: As the courses become more bizarre with each serving, the tone of the play adopts an increasingly sinister feel.
- get: And so the saga of the BBC screening the Jerry Springer opera gets even more bizarre.
