outlandish

1. (archaic) Of or from a foreign country; not indigenous or native; alien, foreign.Examples: "[W]e haue bꝛokẽ thy ſtatutes ⁊ cõmaundementes agayne, ⁊ mengled o^ꝛ ſelues wᵗ the vnclẽnes of the outlandiſh heithen."; "Apiſhneſſe rides in a Chariot made of nothing but cages, in which are all the ſtrangeſt out-landiſh Birds that can be gotten: […]"; "Did not Solomon king of Iſrael ſinne by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloued of his God, and God made him king ouer all Iſrael: neuertheleſſe, euen him did outlandiſh women cauſe to ſinne."Synonyms: non-native, acquired, additional, adventitious, alien, ascititious, extraneous, foreignAntonyms: inlandish, unoutlandish, allochthonous, foreignarchaic

2. (by extension)Examples: "I believe, Lady, your Ladyſhip obſerved a young VVoman at Church yeſterday at Even-ſong, vvho vvas dreſt in one of your outlandiſh Garments; I think I have ſeen your Ladyſhip in ſuch a one. Hovvever, in the Country, ſuch Dreſſes are / Rara avis in Terris, nigroq; ſimillima Cycno, / That is, Madam, as much to ſay, / A rare Bird upon the Earth, and very like a black Svvan."; "Roast beef and plum pudding are also held in superstitious veneration, and port and sherry maintain their grounds as the only true English wines; all others being considered vile outlandish beverages."broadly

3. (by extension)Examples: "The rock star wore black with outlandish pink and green spiked hair."; "[T]hoſe Laſciuious, Immodeſt, VVhoriſh, or vngodly Faſhions, and Attires, vvhich Metamorphiſe, and Transforme, our Light, and Giddie Females of the Superior and Gentile ranke, into ſundry Antique, Horred, and Out-landiſh ſhapes, from day, to day: […]"; "He was an outlandish figure, with his wide-brimmed hat and pointed beard, among those country folk, and it was easy to see that they thought him very queer; but his spirits were so high, his enthusiasm so contagious, that it was impossible not to like him."Synonyms: aberrant, abnormal, alien, anomalous, as queer as Dick's hatband, bizarre, curious, deviantAntonyms: unoutlandish, conspicuous, different, egregious, exceptional, historic, interesting, memorablebroadly

4. (by extension)Examples: "It will be very convenient to have a medical man—if he is clever—in one's own parish. I get dreadfully nervous sometimes, living in such an outlandish place; and Sherton is so far to send to."; "I will take this occasion of adding that we are both enjoying ourselves in these outlandish parts, and only wish for the presence of our friends (yourself and John, to wit) to make the trip perfectly enjoyable as it promises to be instructive."Synonyms: in the boondocks, distant, far, far-flung, far-off, faraway, outlandish, outlyingAntonyms: distantbroadlyderogatory