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owt-LAND-ish/aʊtˈlændɪʃ/

Outlandish means looking or sounding extremely strange or unusual: outlandish foyer copy, an outlandish claim. Strange (already in the dictionary) is everyday; a bizarre caption is not a sampling frame.

Meaning

Looking or sounding extremely strange or unusual (from strange, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “Outlandish foyer copy is not a sampling frame; name the slice.”
• “Strange is already in this course. Bizarre is already in this course. A foyer scene is a vibe. A named list with a date is methods. Write the frame; then report the scene in the limitations if it still belongs there.”

Good to know

Bizarrely strange. Everyday: strange (already in the dictionary). Foyer copy ≠ a frame.

Near in meaning

bizarre, weird, eccentric

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