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unorthodox

[ uhn-awr-thuh-doks ]

/ ʌnˈɔr θəˌdɒks /

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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 of unorthodox

un-¹ + orthodox

OTHER WORDS FROM unorthodox

un·or·tho·dox·ly, adverb

Words nearby unorthodox

unopened, unopposed, unorganized, unorganized ferment, unoriginal, unorthodox, unp, unpack, unpaged, unpaid, unpaid-for

Example sentences from the Web for unorthodox

The arrangement is unorthodox enough that it could revolutionize the role that Super PACs play in campaigns.

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The change, so audacious, so unorthodox, disconcerted the Costa Ricans.

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Kaku has little taste for unorthodox views or nagging objections, as they muddy his vision of tomorrowland.

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It was an unorthodox position for a Republican governor, and with the help of business and hospital interests, Brewer prevailed.

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Does this mean that 2014 is the Year of the Unorthodox But Effective Communication Techniques?

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An unorthodox citizen, in the sheer riot of his imagination, had saddled the buck with his new name.

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I have said that this view is unorthodox, and so it is, if compared with the orthodoxy of Calvin or Edwards or Tertullian.

Psychical Miscellanea |J. Arthur Hill
Not only did they punish for unorthodox expressions; they even assumed to inquire into private beliefs.

The Beginners of a Nation |Edward Eggleston.
Ecclesiastical decorative art became, so to speak, unorthodox.

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As a Socialist he had spoken against private property, and his religious opinions were unorthodox.

A Short History of English Liberalism |Walter Lyon Blease

British Dictionary definitions for unorthodox

unorthodox

/ (ʌnˈɔːθəˌdɒks) /

adjective

not conventional in belief, behaviour, custom, etc

Derived forms of unorthodox

unorthodoxly, adverb