off-the-wall
off-the-wall · more off-the-wall · most off-the-wall
пластівчастий
ни в какие ворота, нелепый, чудной
daneben, schräg, abgedreht, bizarr
Wildly unconventionalWildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)Wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd.
What kind of a harebrained, off-the-wall idea is that?
She is a very off-the-wall character.
schräg, abgedreht, schrill
чуднойčudnoj, нелепыйnelepyj
(idiomatic)Of a person's behaviour: greatly inappropriate.
daneben
ни в какие воротаni v kakije vorota
More definitions
- conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd:
greatly inappropriate:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd:
greatly inappropriate:
Origin
Perhaps from baseball or other games played with a ball, alluding to unpredictable bouncesPerhaps from baseball or other games played with a ball, alluding to unpredictable bounces; but compare also bounce off the walls.
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Forms
more off-the-wall, most off-the-wall| Comparative | more off-the-wall Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most off-the-wall Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form