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unorthodox

adjective
 
 
/ʌnˈɔː.θə.dɒks/ US  /-ˈɔːr.θə.dɑːks/

Definition

different from what is usual or expected in behaviour, ideas, methods, etc.: Steiner was recognized as an original if unorthodox thinker.Strange, suspicious and unnaturalCustom, tradition and conformity
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