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The definition of outlandish is something bizarre or ridiculously out-of-the-ordinary.

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Abnormal, odd behavior is an example of behavior that would be described as outlandish.

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See outlandish in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Archaic foreign; alien
very odd, strange, or peculiar; fantastic; bizarre
remote; out-of-the-way

Origin: ME utlandisch < OE utlendisc < utland + -isc, -ish

Related Forms:

outlandishly adverb
outlandishness noun

See outlandish in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre. See Synonyms at strange.
Strikingly unfamiliar.
Located far from civilized areas.
Archaic Of foreign origin; not native.

Related Forms:

out·landˈish·ly adverb

out·landˈish·ness noun

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