Outlandish vs Quirk - What's the difference?
outlandish | quirk |
bizarre, strange
:The rock star wore black with outlandish pink and green spiked hair.
(archaic) foreign, alien
an idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone
(architecture) An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit
(archaic) A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge.
(ambitransitive) To move with a wry jerk.
In archaic terms the difference between outlandish and quirk
is that outlandish is foreign, alien while quirk is a quibble, evasion, or subterfuge.As an adjective outlandish
is bizarre, strange.As a noun quirk is
an idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.As a verb quirk is
to move with a wry jerk.outlandish
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Adjective
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quirk
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Noun
(en noun)- The car steers cleanly, but the gearshift has a few quirks .
Derived terms
* quirkyVerb
(en verb)- He quirked an eyebrow.
- The corners of her mouth quirked .
