- útlendisc
- 1. adj strange, foreign; 2. m (-es/-as) foreigner, stranger
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
útlendisc
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outlandish — outlandishly, adv. outlandishness, n. /owt lan dish/, adj. 1. freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions. 2. having a foreign appearance. 3.… … Universalium
útlende — see útlendisc … Old to modern English dictionary
útlændisc — see útlendisc … Old to modern English dictionary
outlandish — out|land|ish [autˈlændıʃ] adj [: Old English; Origin: utlendisc, from utland foreign country ] strange and unusual ▪ outlandish clothes ▪ Her story seemed so outlandish … Dictionary of contemporary English
outlandish — (adj.) O.E. utlendisc of a foreign country, from utland foreign land, lit. outland (see OUT (Cf. out) + LAND (Cf. land) (n.)) + ISH (Cf. ish). Sense of unfamiliar, strange, odd, bizarre (such as the customs of foreigners may seem to natives) is… … Etymology dictionary
outlandish — [out΄lan′dish] adj. [ME utlandisch < OE utlendisc < utland + isc, ISH] 1. Archaic foreign; alien 2. very odd, strange, or peculiar; fantastic; bizarre 3. remote; out of the way SYN. STRANGE outlandishly adv. outlandishness n … English World dictionary
outlandish — adj. 1 looking or sounding foreign. 2 bizarre, strange, unfamiliar. Derivatives: outlandishly adv. outlandishness n. Etymology: OE utlendisc f. utland foreign country f. OUT + LAND … Useful english dictionary
