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US/ɪɡˈzɑː.tɪ.kəl.i/
UK/ɪɡˈzɒt.ɪ.kəl.i/
in a way that seems unusual and exciting because it comes from a faraway place
In context
The restaurant serves exotically spiced dishes from North Africa.
The dancers were exotically dressed in feathers and gold jewellery.
The hotel garden was full of exotically coloured birds and flowers.
Words that go with exotically
adverb + adjective
- exotically beautifulThe island is exotically beautiful, with black sand and pink lakes.
- exotically namedThe menu lists exotically named cocktails that are mostly fruit juice.
- exotically spicedShe served an exotically spiced rice dish with lamb.
- exotically colouredExotically coloured fish swam around the coral.
adverb + verb
- exotically dressedAn exotically dressed woman was reading palms outside the temple.
- exotically decoratedThe bar is exotically decorated with lanterns from Morocco.