Bi*zarre" (?), a. [F. bizarre odd, fr. Sp. bizarro gallant, brave, liberal, prob. of Basque origin; cf. Basque bizarra beard, whence the meaning manly, brave.]

Odd in manner or appearance; fantastic; whimsical; extravagant; grotesque.

C. Kingsley.

 

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