adj. & n.
adj. 1 introduced from or originating in a foreign (esp. tropical) country (exotic fruits). 2 attractively or remarkably strange or unusual; bizarre. 3 (of a fuel, metal, etc.) of a kind newly brought into use.
n. an exotic person or thing. exotic dancer a striptease dancer. exotically adv. exoticism n.
[ L exoticus f. Gk exotikos f. exo outside ]