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outre

[oo-trey] / uˈtreɪ /


outré








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Yet Keaton’s off-kilter taste—reflected elsewhere in her rambling dialogue delivery and outré fashion sense—is in evidence in her attraction to the strange personalities asked to ruminate on the hereafter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Without food, Bong’s work would lose the indelible humanity that even his most outré, provocative films hold as a point of pride.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

But not all of Marlon’s brainstorms were so outré, and here is the Brando’s principal innovative success.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

Before the internet, before the spicy comments sections on Instagram and Twitter or the outré subcultures on TikTok, like-minded strangers connected through zines.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024

She might do tolerably well for the Welsh mountains, but she will cut a most outré figure in the beau monde.

From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana