exoticadjective
uk/ɪɡˈzɒt.ɪk/us/ɪɡˈzɑː.t̬ɪk/B2 unusual and exciting because of coming (or seeming to come) from far away, especially a tropical country:
exotic flowers/food/designs
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- The courtyard was full of exotic plants in terracotta pots.
- The menu described the dessert as 'a medley of exotic fruits'.
- We only had half an hour to see her before she was whisked off to some exotic location.
- Wherever does he get the money from to go on all these exotic journeys?
- She has rather a penchant for exotic clothes.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unique and unusual
- accidental
- alt-
- alternative
- alternative lifestyle
- be marked out as sth idiom
- be one in a million idiom
- extraordinary
- guerrilla
- incongruous
- inimitable
- irreplaceable
- larger than life idiom
- personalize
- rarity
- refreshing
- remarkable
- remarkably
- signally
- singular
- singularly
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exotically
adverb uk/ɪɡˈzɒt.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ɪɡˈzɑː.t̬ɪ.kəl.i/
exotically dressed dancers