Outlandish
/aʊtˈlændɪʃ/noun
Strange, unfamiliar, or wildly unconventional.
Did you know?In Middle English, calling something outlandish primarily meant foreign or non-native; its modern sense of bizarre developed because unfamiliar customs were often judged strange.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*landą
“Land, ground, or territory”
Old English
Old English
ūtoland
“Foreign country or territory abroad”
Middle English
Middle English
outland
“A foreign country; a place outside one's own land”
14th Century
Middle English
outlandish
“Foreign, belonging to another country”
16th Century
English
outlandish
“Foreign or unfamiliar, and increasingly strange in appearance or behavior”
Modern English
English
outlandish
“Extremely unusual, bizarre, or unconventional”