Definitions for outreuˈtreɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ou•tréuˈtreɪ(adj.)

  1. passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.

    Category: Foreign Term

Origin of outré:

1715–25; < F

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre(adj)

    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

    "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"


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