out-of-the-way

[ out-uh v-th uh-wey ]

/ ˈaʊt əv ðəˌweɪ /

remote from much-traveled, frequented, or populous regions; secluded: an out-of-the-way inn up in the hills.

seldom encountered; unusual: out-of-the-way information.

giving offense; improper: an out-of-the-way remark.

Origin of out-of-the-way

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

“It was just an out-of-the-way village when we were there,” Gerald says.

We Built a School in Boko Haram’s Heartland |Michael Daly |May 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We might be better off whispering our kudos or toasting each other in out-of-the-way bars.

The Looming Male Backlash |Rosalind C. Barnett, Caryl Rivers |March 26, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Lost names, forsaken beliefs…Bouvier is fascinated too by the Westerners washed up in these out-of-the-way lands.

Great Weekend Reads |The Daily Beast |November 20, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Of course, with feet furnished in such an out-of-the-way fashion, the animal moved but slowly over the ground.

The Forest Exiles |Mayne Reid

What instruction could she, living in this out-of-the-way corner of the world, have received in the art?

When Dreams Come True |Ritter Brown
This was his first country home, "an out-of-the-way place," as he expressed it, "but exactly right for me."

Randolph Caldecott |Henry Blackburn
It is strange, the unusual opportunities for adventure and romance that come to one in out-of-the-way places.

The Silent Alarm |Roy J. Snell
This is the way the old thief brings in all his heavy plunder, which he stows in out-of-the-way holes in his infernal dwelling.

Jack Sheppard, Vol. III (of III) |W. Harrison Ainsworth

out-of-the-way

distant from more populous areas

uncommon or unusual