strange (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Foreign externus, pĕregrīnusII. Not related by family1. extrāneus chiefly as subs.2. extrārius (rare and often represented by extraneus, as v. l.III. Unacquainted with any subjectIV. Unusual, extraordinary1. mīrus, mīrābĭlis2. insŏlĭtus, ĭnūsĭtātus v. UNUSUAL.3. nŏvus (novel and striking) • strange (adj.): I. Foreign externus, pĕregrīnus: v. foreign. II. Not related by family: 1. extrāneus chiefly as subs.: v. stranger. 2. extrārius (rare and often represented by extraneus, as v. l.: but extrarius appears to be more vague than extraneus, and to denote simply what is from outside, not belonging to the house: qui ab extra est non domesticus: cf. Suet. Vesp. 5, canis extrarius e trivio, a s. dog from the streets, where extraneus would be out of place:) v. stranger. III. Unacquainted with any subject: rŭdis, etc.: v. stranger (IV.). IV. Unusual, extraordinary: 1. mīrus, mīrābĭlis: v. wonderful. A s. incident or phenomenon: mīrācŭlum Caes.: Liv. 2. insŏlĭtus, ĭnūsĭtātus v. unusual. 3. nŏvus (novel and striking): s. and as it were diabolical appearance, n. ac velut infernus aspectus, Tac. Ger. 43: s. portents, n. monstra, Hor. Od. 1, 2, 6.