Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being outlandish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being strikingly out of the ordinary; the quality of being outlandish{2}.
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- noun The quality of being
outlandish
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- noun strikingly out of the ordinary
Etymologies
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Examples
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I just don't get where all the 'outlandishness' and 'hate' comes from on the McCain side.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Truth Vs. 'Trash Journalism': McCain's Weak Rebuttal to Damaging Allegations 2008
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But his upcoming movies at least will allow him to revert to his typical mermaid-loving, JFK-amusing, volleyball-addressing outlandishness.
Danny Groner: Has Tom Hanks Lost His Star Power? Danny Groner 2011
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It was plain fun to see the outlandishness of one of the wildest clubs ever to host the stars.
True You Janet Jackson 2011
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"I think 'Portlandia' definitely occupies a sphere of silliness and outlandishness that I would not be comfortable going with in music."
‘Portlandia’ star, guitarist Carrie Brownstein finds outlet for all her interests Chris Richards 2011
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But his upcoming movies at least will allow him to revert to his typical mermaid-loving, JFK-amusing, volleyball-addressing outlandishness.
Danny Groner: Has Tom Hanks Lost His Star Power? Danny Groner 2011
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I understand that he has been the subject of a great deal of ridicule since he had the audacity to outlive the typical rock star expiration date of 27 years old, get cornrows, and spend a decade holed up in his Malibu mansion, obsessively recording and rerecording every track on “Chinese Democracy” fourteen or fifteen thousand times, but I have remained captivated, if by nothing else than by the sheer outlandishness of this narrative.
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It was plain fun to see the outlandishness of one of the wildest clubs ever to host the stars.
True You Janet Jackson 2011
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I understand that he has been the subject of a great deal of ridicule since he had the audacity to outlive the typical rock star expiration date of 27 years old, get cornrows, and spend a decade holed up in his Malibu mansion, obsessively recording and rerecording every track on “Chinese Democracy” fourteen or fifteen thousand times, but I have remained captivated, if by nothing else than by the sheer outlandishness of this narrative.
Archive 2010-03-01 2010
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It was plain fun to see the outlandishness of one of the wildest clubs ever to host the stars.
True You Janet Jackson 2011
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