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Looking or sounding
bizarre or unfamiliar / strange and unusual
and difficult to accept or like
12-ridiculous(adj): stupid or unreasonable and
11-
outlandish(adj):
59-ominous:
suggesting
that
something
unpleasant is likely to happen/Giving the
worrying impression that something bad is
going to happen; threateningly inauspicious
60-preternatural: Beyond what is normal or
natural
61-out of the ordinary
62-exceptional
63-off the beaten track:In or into an isolated
place/in a place where few people go, far from
any main roads and towns
64-aberrant:Departing
from
an
accepted
standard/different from what is typical or usual,
especially in an unacceptable way
65-incongruous: Not in harmony or keeping with
the surroundings or other aspects of something/
unusual or different from what is around or from
what is generally happening
66-preposterous: Contrary to reason or common
sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous/very silly or
stupid
67-derisory: Ridiculously small or inadequate / A
derisory amount of money is so small it is silly
68-inane: Lacking sense or meaning; silly
69-outrageous:
shocking
and
morally
unacceptable
/
Shockingly
bad
or
excessive/Wildly exaggerated or improbable /
Very bold and unusual and rather shocking /
used to describe something or someone that is
shocking because they are unusual or strange
70-quixotic: Extremely idealistic; unrealistic and
impractical