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Unorthodox

//ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks// adj

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Adjective
  1. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    independent in behavior or thought wordnet
  2. 2
    breaking with convention or tradition wordnet

Etymology

From un- + orthodox.

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