outlandishly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Mr. Giamatti gives an outlandishly funny—and eerily realistic—portrait of man being transformed into beast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Somewhere between a yearning for motherhood and a woman’s understandable hesitation about it is where the bulk of O’Hara’s onscreen interpretations lived — confidently, outlandishly, and except for Kate, clad in eccentricity.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2026
Rick Owens mixed gothic elements with a touch of the bizarre, featuring oversized rubber boots that Owens himself described as outlandishly proportioned.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
Judging by its popularity, many share Povitsky’s love for insider scoops on the outlandishly lavish and niche stuff that L.A.’s most put-together women are into these days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
Ged was richly and outlandishly dressed in fur and silk and silver, but the clothes were torn and stiff with sea-salt, and he stood gaunt and stooped, his hair lank about his scarred face.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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