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outlandish(dictionary)

outlandish (iou)



outlandish adjective & noun. OE.
[from OUTLAND + -ISH1.]
A. adjective.
Foreign, alien; not native or indigenous. arch. OE.
Looking or sounding foreign; unfamiliar, strange; odd, unlikely, bizarre. L16.
W. S. Maugham He was an outlandish figure, with his wide-brimmed hat and pointed beard. A. France Willing to explore almost any idea..however outlandish.
Out-of-the-way, remote; far removed from civilization. Now usu. derog. L18.
b. ellipt. as noun. (A) foreign language. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
outlandishly adverb L19.
outlandishness noun E17.