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exotic
[ig-zot-ik]
adjective
of foreign origin or character; not native; introduced from abroad, but not fully naturalized or acclimatized.
exotic foods; exotic plants.
strikingly unusual or strange in effect or appearance.
an exotic hairstyle.
of a uniquely new or experimental nature.
exotic weapons.
of, relating to, or involving stripteasing.
the exotic clubs where strippers are featured.
noun
something that is exotic.
The flower show included several tropical exotics with showy blooms.
an exotic dancer; a striptease dancer or belly dancer.
exotic
/ ɪɡˈɒɪ /
adjective
originating in a foreign country, esp one in the tropics; not native
an exotic plant
having a strange or bizarre allure, beauty, or quality
(of trees, esp pine trees) native to the northern hemisphere but cultivated in New Zealand
an exotic forest
of or relating to striptease
noun
an exotic person or thing
Other 51Թ Forms
- exotically adverb
- exoticness noun
- nonexotic adjective
- nonexotically adverb
- unexotic adjective
- unexotically adverb
- ˈdzپԱ noun
- ˈdzپ adverb
- ˈdzپˌ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of exotic1
Example Sentences
Unknown millennia later, you’ll spot dried daisies on Lucy’s dresser, along with more exotic blossoms and puffs and powders that show how overly elaborate courtship has become.
But Margie, who now goes by the more exotic Marguerite, has shaken off the past and married Terrance Lewis, a vice president at Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Something that seems foreign, not simply tropical, but dare I use it in this context, exotic.
In November, customs officers arrested two passengers returning from Bangkok for carrying12 exotic turtles.
Trump has a distinct fondness for exotic and fanciful narratives, and God knows the colonial-imperial period offered plenty of those.
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