OUTLANDISH


Meaning of OUTLANDISH in English

adjective

1.

Synonyms: barbaric 1, barbarian, barbarous, graceless, tasteless, vulgar, wild

Related Word: foreign, strange

2.

Synonyms: strange 4, bizarre, curious, odd, peculiar, queer, singular, uncouth, unusual, weird

Related Word: monstrous; outré

Contrasted words: commonplace, everyday

3.

marked by sharp departure from the traditional or usual

men who wear beads, earrings, and other outlandish ornaments

Synonyms: far-out, kinky, outré, ultra; compare extreme 3

Related Word: bizarre, extravagant, outrageous, wild; unconventional, unorthodox

Contrasted words: conservative, conventional; compliant, conformable; moderate

4.

Synonyms: back 1, frontier, remote, unsettled

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