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

In 2025, white cabinets and grey floors signify a home with no pesky outré design choices to hinder the viewer’s ability to picture themselves in that kitchen.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025

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

Suddenly he perceived a strange creature standing before the open-air shop of a cake-seller—an outré individual, clad in indescribable clothing.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 by Various