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unorthodox
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Unorthodox
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un·or·tho·dox
/
ʌnˈɔr
θəˌdɒks
/
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[
uhn-
awr
-th
uh
-doks
]
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adjective
not conforming to rules, traditions, or modes of conduct, as of a doctrine,
religion
, or philosophy; not
orthodox
:
an unorthodox ideology.
Origin:
un-
1
+
orthodox
Related forms
un·or·tho·dox·ly,
adverb
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unorthodox
(ʌnˈɔːθəˌdɒks)
—
adj
not conventional in belief, behaviour, custom, etc
un'orthodoxly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
unorthodox
1657, from
un-
(1) "not" +
orthodox
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
With such
unorthodox
experimental designs, it is not always clear who is
testing whom.
Deepening the professional skepticism was the
unorthodox
way in which the
claimed achievement was announced.
Berger uses an
unorthodox
method to get up close and personal with his subjects.
Second, the government's
unorthodox
methods have unnerved investors.
Two decades of schism were bound to feed both
unorthodox
ideas and an autonomous chain of authority.
He did not want to risk another critical failure, especially with such an
unorthodox
piece.
That's both because of the
unorthodox
style, and speed, of her pitches.
The theory is
unorthodox
, but it does make a certain amount of sense.
He, as stated, has a pretty
unorthodox
way of teaching his students how to exorcise a demon.
He then took the
unorthodox
step of paying more attention to the second.
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