outlandish

[out-lan-dish]

adjective

1. freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre.

   outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.

   Synonyms: curious, eccentric, queer, peculiar

2. having a foreign appearance.

3. remote from civilized areas; out-of the-way.

   an outlandish settlement.

   Synonyms: isolated, backwoods

4. Archaic.,  foreign; alien.

outlandish

/ aʊtˈlændɪʃ /

adjective

1. grotesquely unconventional in appearance, habits, etc

2. archaic,  foreign

Other Word Forms

• outlandishly adverb
• outlandishness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of outlandish¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English ūtlendisc. See outland, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

While stocks are expensive, earnings are growing as well, making those valuations look less outlandish.

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This exhaustively researched and finely detailed book covers its subject’s marathon travels around the world, his outlandish business ventures and his dogged pursuit of literary celebrity.

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“There is clear evidence which completely refutes these outlandish allegations.”

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It went on that way for some time, with Lady Constance trying on one outlandish hat after another and making poor Margaret scream by pretending to see ghosts.

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To drum up business, dispensaries are responding with outlandish workarounds.

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Related Words

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• fantastic 
• far-out 
• grotesque 
• odd 
• outrageous 
• peculiar 
• preposterous 
• ridiculous 
• rude 
• unconventional 
• unusual 
• weird 
• whimsical