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unorthodox

adj

/ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/US/ʌnˈɔːθədɒks/UK

Etymology

From un- + orthodox.

derived from ὀρθόδοξος
derived from orthodoxus
derived from orthodoxe
inherited from orthodoxe
formed as unorthodox — “un- + orthodox”

Definitions

1
Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.
- The breakthrough came after 63 minutes as United’s unorthodox defence desperately tried to hold off a spell of sustained pressure.

The neighborhood

antonymconventional
antonymexpected
antonymhalal
antonymkosher
antonymorthodox
antonymregular
antonymstandard

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA