Definitions for Unorthodox
un·ortho·dox

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. irregular, maverick, unorthodoxadjective

   independent in behavior or thought

   "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians"

2. unorthodoxadjective

   breaking with convention or tradition

   "an unorthodox lifestyle"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. unorthodoxadjective

   unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unorthodoxadjective

   Not holding pure doctrine.

   A fat benefice became a crime against its incumbent; and he was sure to be unorthodox, that was worth the plundering. Decay of Piety.

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1. unorthodox

   Unorthodox generally refers to something that diverges from what is usually accepted, expected, or established as norm or tradition. It can relate to ideas, behaviors, methods, or practices that are unusual, unconventional, nonconformist, or different from what is traditional or customary.

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1. Unorthodox

   Unorthodox is the second full-length studio album by the Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity. It was recorded in between December 1991 and January 1992 with Tomas Skogsberg and released by Black Mark Records on July 8, 1992. Dan Swanö has claimed that this is his favorite Edge of Sanity album, and even went as far as to call it "perfect".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unorthodox

   un-or′thō-doks, adj. not orthodox.—n. Unor′thodoxy, heterodoxy, heresy.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unorthodox in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unorthodox in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Unorthodox in a Sentence

1. Darrin Simmons:

   They do a lot of unorthodox things that are different. They challenge Punter Kevin Huber in a lot of different ways, it’s a unique set of schemes that are probably different than really anybody in the NFL. But they’re playing very well right now.

2. William Westmoreland:

   I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy.

3. Gary Herbert:

   There's a higher probability of a recession than we thought at the beginning of this year, and the Fed may need to return more significantly to unorthodox monetary policy like quantitative easing, it's not unthinkable to expect a recession in the next year, it's one stupid tweet away.

4. William O. Douglas:

   The great and invigorating influences in American life have been the unorthodox: the people who challenge an existing institution or way of life, or say and do things that make people think.

5. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin:

   It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Unorthodox
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unorthodox
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Unorthodox
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Unorthodox
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Unorthodox