Meaning & use
outré
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unconventional or bizarre in a way that goes beyond what is considered normal or acceptable.
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The designer's outré costumes shocked the fashion show audience.
Critics called the film's plot twist too outré for mainstream audiences.
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Outré is a French loanword and keeps its accent mark in English; it describes something startlingly unusual, not merely unusual.
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