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US
/ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/
]
[ UK /ɛɡzˈɒtɪk/ ]
[ UK /ɛɡzˈɒtɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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strikingly strange or unusual
the exotic landscape of a dead planet
an exotic hair style
protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants -
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
alien customs
exotic plants in a greenhouse
exotic cuisine
How To Use exotic In A Sentence
- Under the cover of darkness, exotic sports cars come alive with red-hot glowing brakes, flaming exhausts and sparks from contact as drivers battle both the elements and other drivers.
- Another category of vessels and flatware was distinguished by the use of precious stones or exotic materials, such as coral, mother-of-pearl, or coconut shell.
- Compared to a Finno-Ugric language like Estonian or Hungarian, which has tons of cases with exotic names like the inessive, superessive, ablative, translative, and exessive, English seems as poor as a pauper on payday. 2009 October « Motivated Grammar
- So while artists in 1860s Paris were discovering the beauty of Japanese "floating world" — or ukiyo-e — woodblock prints, many Japanese artists were heading to Yokohama, scouring European publications and creating their own genre of exotica: the Yokohama-e. How Japan Saw Us
- His latest movie is just more of the same-exotic locations, car chases and a final shoot-out.
- She spoke Galactic with an exotic accent and in a voice that was strong, melodious and full of authority.
- Plantations of exotic non-native trees use up large quantities of water, which can have adverse affects on natural habitats.
- Over 300,000 visitors a year enjoy the waterfalls, flower gardens, exotic birds, animal life and the children's playground.
- The exotic flowers we crossbred on the farm never lasted as long as the wild ones which grew naturally.
- No doubt some of these are metrosexuals, those city-dwelling gents with more than enough disposable income to spend on clothes, restaurants, the latest gadgets, exotic holidays and eyebrow waxing.