Strānge1, a.
a. [compar. STRANGER; superl. STRANGEST.] [O. Fr. estrange, N. Fr. étrange, Pr. estranh, Sp. extraño, It. estraneo, estranio, strano, from Lat. extraneus, that is without, externally.]
Sense 1. Belonging to another country; foreign.
I do not contemn the knowledge of strange and divers tongues. Ascham.
Sense 2. Not domestic; belonging to other persons.
So she, impatient her own faults to see, Turns from herself, and in strange things delights. Davies.
Sense 3. Not before known, heard, or seen; new.
This made David to admire the law of God at that strange rate. Tillotson.
Sense 4. Not according to the common way; odd; unusual; irregular.
He's strange and peevish. Shak.
Sense 5. Causing surprise; exciting curiosity; wonderful.
Sated at length, erelong I might perceive Strange alteration in me. Milton.
Sense 6. Backward; slow. [Obs.]
Who, loving the effect, would not be strange In favoring the cause. Beau. & Fl.
☞ Strange is sometimes uttered by way of exclamation.
Strange! what extremes should thus preserve the snow High on the Alps, or in deep caves below. Haller.
Strange sail (Naut.), an unknown vessel.
Synonyms—Foreign; new; outlandish; wonderful; astonishing; marvelous; unusual; odd; uncommon; irregular; queer; eccentric; particular.