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unorthodox

uh nawr thuh doks

  • s  independent in behavior or thought
  • a  breaking with convention or tradition
    an unorthodox lifestyle

  • BRUNO KREISKY came by his left-wing convictions via an unorthodox route.
  • Winston Churchill has remained as unorthodox an Old Harrovian as he was a young one.
  • Norodom Sihanouk, the King of Cambodia, is an unorthodox young (30) monarch who plays the saxophone and composes jazz, has a personal troupe of 30 dancing girls and an air .
News & Articles

  • Three straight infield singles set the tone for Nick Markakis' heroics
    In a tie game against a pitcher who had been befuddling them all game long, the Orioles used an unorthodox sequence from the bottom of their lineup to take a lead they would never relinquish in Tuesday’s 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels .        
    June 12, 2013 - Baltimore Sun
  • Three straight infield singles set the tone for Markakis' heroics
    In a tie game against a pitcher who had been befuddling them all game long, the Orioles used an unorthodox sequence from the bottom of their lineup to take a lead they would never relinquish in Tuesday’s 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels.        
    June 12, 2013 - Baltimore Sun
  • For Christie, long-term benefits trump GOP gripes
    BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — A series of unorthodox decisions by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie points to a simple political calculation for a potential presidential campaign: long-term gain beats short-term pain.
    June 10, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
Quotes

  • Christoph Waltz in USA Today
    Quentin, with his unorthodox methods of navigation, took this ship across and brought it in with flying colors,said Waltz, 53. "This is your welcoming embrace, and I can never thank you enough, but I can start right now."
  • Sam Querrey in Metro Canada - Calgary
    He's a very unorthodox player,Querrey said. "You don't see that often. Kudos to him."
  • Henry Waxman in Forbes
    This unorthodox arrangement has reportedly impeded the investigation,Waxman said.

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