outlandishly
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8.2
- adverb
- /aʊtˈlændɪʃli/
:
extravagantemente
- Felix Roziner's A Certain Finkelmayer is about a Russian poet whose background has saddled him with an outlandishly Jewish name.
- outlandishly expensive
- outlandishly funny
- outlandishly large
We're going to teach them to to be generous, outlandishly generous.
- We're going to teach them to to be generous, outlandishly generous.
Examples
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Her outfit was so outlandishly colorful that it stood out in the sea of black and gray clothing.
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And I guess straightforward in the sense that usually solving the problems is not outlandishly difficult.
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You know, things are moving outlandishly quick for me right now.
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Since everyone's identity is known, no one can act too roughly or outlandishly.
Academic text (1999) -
The French and German automobiles imported by the northeastern elite were well built but, at prices of $7,500 or more, outlandishly expensive and inaccessible to middle-class people.
Academic text (1998) -
I recently worked on a freelancing gig that took me out to Langley HS in McLean, which was almost outlandishly wealthy (I felt poor driving my Audi into that parking lot).
Blog text (1) -
The architect designed an outlandishly elaborate building that left everyone in awe.
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The comedian's jokes were delivered in an outlandishly exaggerated manner, making the audience laugh uncontrollably.
Synonyms
190
3.2
In an unusual or unexpected way
150
3.4
In a strange or unexpected way
137
3.9
To a much higher level than usual
107
3.7
In a way that is very surprising or seems impossible
106
3.3
More than normal or expected
35
3.5
In a strange or unexpected way
31
4.1
In a strange or unexpected way
23
5.0
In a way that does not make sense or is much too extreme
21
4.0
In a way that makes people very surprised
17
4.6
In a way that is not normal or usual
14
7.7
In a very unusual and surprising way
12
4.4
In a strange or unexpected way
12
4.7
In a wild and foolish way
12
4.7
In a way that seems strange or not natural
10
5.3
To a much higher level than usual
3
6.2
In a strange way that people notice
3
8.1
Very silly or unreasonable in a way that seems laughable
1
8.2
In a way that is not normal or expected
1
5.8
In a way that seems strange and like it comes from another country
1
8.1
In an unusual way that is not normal
1
6.8
In an odd, playful way that shows personal style
1
7.3
In a way that is different from what most people expect
In a very strange way that feels surprising
How Unusual
17
5.8
12
4.4
1
8.2
3
6.2
150
3.4
106
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
outlandishly = outlandish (transparent) = outlandish + ly
The adverb is formed by straightforward suffixation of '-ly' to the adjective 'outlandish', so the meaning 'in a strange or bizarre way' is directly derived.
Etymology
The word outlandishly comes from out ('outside') and land ('country'), with -ish ('like') and -ly to make it an adverb. So, to do something outlandishly is to act as if it comes 'from another land' — very unusual or strange.