unorthodox

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
22
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/
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/ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/ · /ʌnˈɔːθədɒks/

Definition of unorthodox

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.
    “The breakthrough came after 63 minutes as United’s unorthodox defence desperately tried to hold off a spell of sustained pressure.”
    “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.”

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Etymology

From un- + orthodox.

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