strange

The definition of strange is an unfamiliar or unusual person, place or thing.

(adjective)

See strange in Webster's New World College Dictionary

Origin: ME < OFr estrange < L extraneus, extraneous

in a strange manner

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See strange in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective strang·er, strang·est

Not previously known; unfamiliar.
a. Out of the ordinary; unusual or striking.
b. Differing from the normal.
Not of one's own or a particular locality, environment, or kind; exotic.
a. Reserved in manner; distant.
b. Not comfortable or at ease; constrained.
Not accustomed or conditioned: She was strange to her new duties.
Archaic Of, relating to, or characteristic of another place or part of the world; foreign.

adverb

In a strange manner.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French estrange, extraordinary, foreign

Origin: , from Latin extrāneus, adventitious, foreign

Origin: , from extrā, outside

Origin: , from feminine ablative of exter, outward; see eghs in Indo-European roots

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