outlandish Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
    gonzo; freakish; eccentric; outre; flaky; bizarre; 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

Out*land"ish adjective
Etymology
AS. tlendisc foreign. See Out, Land, and -ish.
Definitions
  1. Foreign; not native.
    Him did outlandish women cause to sin. Neh. xiii. 26.
    Its barley water and its outlandish wines. G. W. Cable.
  2. Hence: Not according with usage; strange; rude; barbarous; uncouth; clownish; as, an outlandish dress, behavior, or speech.
    Something outlandish, unearthy, or at variance with ordinary fashion. Hawthorne.
    --Out*land"ish*ly, adv. -- Out*land"ish*ness, n.

Webster 1913