unorthodox en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/ (General-American)
- /ʌnˈɔːθədɒks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English orthodox English unorthodox From un- + orthodox.
Meanings
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Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.
A driving teacher in China is using an unorthodox method to get his students to drive with more care. He calls it the “fatal blow” method. Basically, students have to manoeuvre the car with skill or risk crushing their smartphones... or those of their classmates.
2018 April 18, “Chinese driving school makes students put phones on line”, in AP News, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2018:The breakthrough came after 63 minutes as United’s unorthodox defence desperately tried to hold off a spell of sustained pressure.
2014 November 2, Daniel Taylor, “Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 May 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unorthodox | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unorthodox | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
halal · kosher · orthodox · conventional · standard · orthodox · expected · regular
Deriveds
left arm unorthodox · unorthodoxness · unorthodoxly · unorthodox entrepreneur
Hypernyms
Synonyms
inorthodox · odd · nonorthodox · unconventional · unexpected · heterodox · unusual · nonconformist · unkosher · irregular · strange · incongruitous · nonorthodox · unorthodox · blasphemous · heretical · offbeat · heterodox · haram · sinful · inorthodox · treyf · idiosyncratic · anarchistic
Translations (33)
el ανορθόδοξος (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · bg необикновен (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · tr gelenek dışı (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · fr hétérodoxe (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · hi अपरंपरागत (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · cs neortodoxní (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · ca heterodox (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · ro neconvențional (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · pl nieszablonowy (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · it peculiare (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · it eccentrico (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · it inusuale (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · de unorthodox (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · nl onorthodox (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · la abnōrmis (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · no uortodoks (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · es heterodoxo (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · th แหวกแนว (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · tr alışılmamış (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · hu heterodox (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · da uortodoks (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · sv oortodox (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · gl non ortodoxo (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · pt pouco ortodoxo (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · fi epäortodoksinen (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · it poco ortodosso (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · mi korokē (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · fr non-conformiste (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · bg особен (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · ar غير تقليدي (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · ro neortodox (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · it poco convenzionale (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic) · ru неортодоксальный (unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic)