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unorthodox
[ uhn-awr-thuh-doks ]
adjective
- not conforming to rules, traditions, or modes of conduct, as of a doctrine, religion, or philosophy; not orthodox:
an unorthodox ideology.
unorthodox
/ ʌˈɔːθəˌɒ /
adjective
- not conventional in belief, behaviour, custom, etc
Derived Forms
- ܲˈǰٳˌdz, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ǰt·dzl adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of unorthodox1
Example Sentences
It was hoped his unorthodox background would help rejuvenate the Vatican and reinvigorate its holy mission.
He adapted well against Brooksby - an unorthodox player with a variety of shots to trouble most opponents.
A writer of experimental collages on the manifold nature of the Black experience, Parks contended in a style guide to her tricky, unorthodox early work that “language is a physical act.”
Mr Netto said he had seen cases where "in their parents' eyes" young people were "falling in with the wrong crowd or are adopting what their parents see as unorthodox or challenging behaviours".
During her placement, she travelled to a Senegalese village to report on the Baye Fall, an unorthodox Muslim minority who are often misunderstood by others in the wider faith.
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