strange
strange \'stra-nj\ aj [ME, fr. OF estrange, fr. L extraneus, lit.,
external, fr. extra] outside - more at EXTRA- archaic 1a: of, relating to,
or characteristic of another country : FOREIGNM, ALIEN 1b: not native to or
naturally belonging in a place : of external origin , kind, or character
2a: not before known, heard, or seen : NEW, UNFAMILIAR 2b: exciting wonder
or awe : strikingly uncommon or unnatural : EXT RAORDINARY, QUEER 3:
discouraging familiarities : RESERVED, DISTANT 4: UNACCUSTOMED, UNVERSED
RATIC, ODD, QUEER, QUAINT, OUTLANDISH: STRANGE stresses unfamiliarity and
may apply to the foreign, the unnatural, the unaccountable; SINGULAR
suggests individuality or puzzling strangeness; UNIQUE implies singularity
and the fact of being without a known parallel; PECULIAR implies a marked
distinctiveness; ECCENTRIC suggests a wide divergence from the usual or
normal esp. in behavior; ERRATIC stresses a capricious and unpredictable
wandering or deviating; ODD applies to a departure from the regular or
expected; QUEER suggests a dubious sometimes sinister oddness; QUAINT
suggests an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness; OUTLANDISH applies to what
is uncouth, bizarre, or barbaric - strange.ly av SYN syn SINGULAR, UNIQUE,
PECULIAR, ECCENTRIC, ER