bizarre Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
    gonzo; freakish; eccentric; outre; flaky; outlandish; freaky; off-the-wall; flakey.
    • restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit
    • famed for his eccentric spelling
    • a freakish combination of styles
    • his off-the-wall antics
    • the outlandish clothes of teenagers
    • outre and affected stage antics

WordNet

Bi*zarre" adjective
Etymology
F. bizarre odd, fr. Sp. bizarro gallant, brave, liberal, prob. of Basque origin; cf. Basque bizarra beard, whence the meaning manly, brave.
Definitions
  1. Odd in manner or appearance; fantastic; whimsical; extravagant; grotesque. C. Kingsley.

Webster 1913