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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. out of the ordinary;
- Example: "out-of-the-way information"

2. improper or even offensive;
- Example: "out-of-the-way remarks"

3. remote from populous or much-traveled regions;
- Example: "they found a quiet out-of-the-way resort"
[syn: off the beaten track(p), out-of-the-way(a)]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Out-of-the-way \Out`-of-the-way"\, a.
   1. See under Out, adv.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Not on a main transportation route; inconveniently
      located.
      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

out-of-the-way
    adj 1: out of the ordinary; "out-of-the-way information"
    2: improper or even offensive; "out-of-the-way remarks"
    3: remote from populous or much-traveled regions; "they found a
       quiet out-of-the-way resort" [syn: off the beaten track(p),
       out-of-the-way(a)]