streɪndʒ adj. 1
unusual,
peculiar, surprising,
eccentric, novel. 2 a (often foll. by to)
unfamiliar,
alien,
foreign (lost in a strange land). b
not one's
own (strange gods). 3 (foll. by to)
unaccustomed. 4 not at
ease;
out of one's
element (felt strange in
such company). øfeel strange be
unwell. strange
particle Physics an
elementary particle
classified as having a non-zero
value for strangeness. strange to
say it is surprising or unusual (that). øøstrangely adv. [ME f. OF
estrange f. L extraneus EXTRANEOUS]