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nature; But in his daily intercourse with this heterogeneous population, he
was not always aware that clerical intimacy should never descend to
familiarity. — Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe;
unconventional ~ bizarre = eccentric = flaky = freaky = freakish = gonzo =
outlandish = outré = odd : aberrant = abnormal = anomalous = deviant :
idiosyncratic = queer = peculiar : errant : atypical
• (bizzare)- markedly unusual in appearance, style, or general character and
often involving incongruous or unexpected elements; outrageously or
whimsically strange; odd, ( , , ); Yet so wild and bizarre is
this particular tale that one can only wonder at the inventiveness of whoever
initially declaimed it. — The Deluge Drivers;
• (eccentric)- deviating from the recognized or customary character,
practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd, ( , ,
, ); Our uncle is very eccentric, and says a great many
sharp, disagreeable things; and his manners, generally, do not invite affection.
— May Brooke;
• (flaky)- Slang. somewhat eccentric; odd;
• (freaky)- strange or unusual; freakish; The House had always been a little
strange, but this was freaky. — Moonheart;
• (freakish)- markedly unusual or abnormal; strange; I am not low-spirited,
nor fanciful, nor freakish, but look what seem to me realities in the face, and
am ready to take whatever may come. — Nathaniel Hawthorne;
• (gonzo)- (of journalism, reportage, etc.) filled with bizarre or subjective
ideas, commentary, or the like;
• crazy; eccentric; This scheme is no different, just a hi-tech gonzo variant. —
Analog Science Fiction and Fact;
• (outlandish)- freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance,
dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre, ( , ); The costumes
of the actors were in the last degree outlandish, and the performance was in
keeping with the clothes. — Following the Equator, Part 6;
• (outré)- passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper;
unconventional; bizarre, ( , ); The humor is
so outré that the listener can only laugh in a state of self-awareness;
• (aberrant)- departing from the right, normal, or usual course, ( ;
, ; ); The
psychologists continued to monitor his aberrant behavior. — Dragons Dawn;
• (anomalous)- deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form,
or rule; irregular; abnormal, ( , ); Why this anomalous,