outlandish
outlandish
Definition
out·land·ish (o̵ut′lan′dis̸h)
adjective
- Archaic foreign; alien
- very odd, strange, or peculiar; fantastic; bizarre
- remote; out-of-the-way
Etymology: ME utlandisch < OE utlendisc < utland + -isc, -ish
out′·land′·ishly adverb
out′·land′·ish·ness noun
outlandish
Synonyms
outlandish
modif.
outlandish
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- too: Work shoes shouldn't be too outlandish yet they should be stylish.
- so: I'm always tempted by interesting parts and I hadn't done anything so outlandish for a long time.
- however: We have something for every taste, however outlandish, in every color you can imagine.
- not: Clothing should be clean and tidy and not outlandish and designed to shock.
- rather: This is a distinctly ' offbeat ' track, with some rather outlandish lyrics!
- very: Although he did not believe in the Resurrection, he concluded this to be a very outlandish theory.
Modifies a noun
- attire: Outlandish attire mostly tour in sparks various art shops art is the.
- costume: The occupants of these boats, and the campers generally, affect picturesque and rather outlandish costumes.
- tale: In this outlandish tale, a young boy delights in explaining how ' his ' alphabet starts where ' Our ' alphabet ends.
- claim: The authors are quick jump on some of the more outlandish claims made by its creators.
- theory: Although he did not believe in the Resurrection, he concluded this to be a very outlandish theory.
- character: Surely none of his more outlandish characters could be based on people in the town?
Used with adjective complement
