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Definition of outlandish :
1. Foreign; not native.
2. Hence: Not according with usage; strange; rude; barbarous; uncouth; clownish; as, an outlandish dress, behavior, or speech.
Synonyms:
off-the-wall, nonconcentric, bizarro, way-out, edgy, romantic, funky, wacky, off-kilter, outre, unnatural, untaught, country, weirdo, agricultural, glamorous, uncouth, awkward, out-of-the-way, flaky, flakey, verdant, quaint, queerish, capricious, rum, surreal, spaced-out, sylvan, hoidenish, plain, offbeat, usual, screwball, artless, kooky, freaky, rummy, rustic, rural, gauche, bucolic, screwy, gonzo, kinky, clownish, countrified, native, cranky, unreal, unsophisticated, far-out, wild, pastoral
exceptional (part of speech: adjective)
fabulous, superior, notable, unprecedented, wonderous, excellent, fantastic, remarkable, striking, wonderful, phenomenal, noteworthy, sensational, marvelous, miraculous, outstanding
extraneous (part of speech: adjective)
irrelevant, outer, alien, outside, inapplicable, unallied, extrinsic, extraneous, disconnected, foreign-born, nonessential, foreign, impertinent, inadmissible, separated, segregated, immaterial, estranged, unrelated, unessential, extraterrestrial, detached, unaffiliated, disaffiliated, dissociated, disjoint, separate, inappropriate, removed, external, exotic, other, eerie, parenthetical
absurd (part of speech: adjective)
illogical, self-contradictory, contradictory, inane, impossible, preposterous, idiotic, fallacious, paradoxical, absurd, meaningless, invalid, ludicrous, anachronistic, stupid, senseless, nonsensical, silly, irrational, foolish, farcical, ridiculous, implausible
nonconforming (part of speech: adjective)
fey, quirky, curious, funny, uncustomary, bizarre, unusual, different, incompatible, incongruous, unconventional, freakish, aberrant, un-ordinary, novel, divergent, oddity, crosspatch, crazy, irregular, deviant, out of the ordinary, atypical, odd, singular, nonconforming, extraordinary, uncommon, deranged, oddball, queer, improper, anomalous, idiosyncratic, misfit, strange, eccentric, mismatch, off, untypical, erratic, unique, exceptional, abnormal, peculiar, inconsistent, unfamiliar
vulgar (part of speech: adjective)
earthy, crude, scandalous, profane, cheap, degraded, low, gaudy, common, depraved, barnyard, salty, gross, unpolished, tactless, sordid, revolting, inelegant, homespun, animal, offensive, colloquial, sleazy, unbecoming, base, rank, boorish, ignoble, undignified, rude, cockney, repulsive, raw, crass, glaring, tasteless, coarse, indelicate, ignominious, tawdry, unrefined, barbaric, brazen, shameless, graceless, clumsy, unseemly, in bad taste, ill-bred, chintzy, coarse-grained, rough, philistine, brutish, obscene, vulgar, idiomatic, garish, broad
ridiculous (part of speech: adjective)
outrageous, incredible, poppycock, weird, grotesque, laughable, dubious, comical
Usage examples:
- Their clothes sat on me with outlandish air, Upon their easy road I tripped and fell, And still I sickened of the wholesome fare On which they nourished well. - "Robert F. Murray his poems with a memoir by Andrew Lang", Robert F. Murray.
- Where did you get that outlandish dress and gold- laced turban? - "A Victor of Salamis", William Stearns Davis.
- As he slowly dragged himself out, I could wonder only at the outlandish headgear. - "The Exploits of Elaine", Arthur B. Reeve.