far-out \ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ \adjective Etymology:far out (adverbial phrase), from Middle English fer oute, from fer far + out, oute out : marked by a considerable departure from the conventional or traditional < a small, far-out, but fervent religious sect — Joseph Alsop > • far-out·ness\(ˈ) ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ nə̇s\noun