unorthodoxy
- a word derived from orthodoxy.
Example Sentences
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But that unorthodoxy was one of the things that made Allison such an innovative force.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022
The heats of a pre-season qualifier may be well suited to unorthodoxy, but a degree of convention is required when it matters.
From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2017
Lipsyte: One of the reasons that the older reporters were antagonistic to him, besides the fact that he wasn’t laconic like Joe Louis, their beau ideal, was the unorthodoxy of his style.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2016
The unorthodoxy began early, when Ovechkin barreled into goaltender Roberto Luongo while chasing a loose puck.
From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2015
And there was one other unorthodoxy in Lee’s way of doing business.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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