untraditional

adjective un·tra·di·tion·al \ ˌən-trə-ˈdish-nəl , -ˈdi-shə-nᵊl \

|Updated on: 4 Jul 2018

Definition of untraditional

: not adhering to past practices or conventions : not traditional

an untraditional wardrobe

untraditional methods

… a recipe for paella containing the hitherto untraditional combination of chicken and shrimp.
—David Rosengarten

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untraditionally

adverb

- Untraditionally, Santa brought along his elves on all-terrain vehicles instead of Rudolph and his pals.
- —Melanie Mizenko

Recent Examples of untraditional from the Web

This untraditional travel company specializes in tropical getaways that are more Tom Hanks in Cast Away than Tom Hanks on vacation.

— jen ortiz, Marie Claire, "The Ultimate Guide to Getting Away," 25 June 2018
Tarek has acted similarly nonchalant about the untraditional arrangement.

— caroline picard, Good Housekeeping, "What Really Led to Christina and Tarek El Moussa's Divorce," 25 June 2018
This comes less than two months after the announcement that BMW and Daimler merged their untraditional operations.

— mckenna moore, Fortune, "Why Volkswagen and Ford are Teaming Up," 20 June 2018
Another untraditional option Markle could go with is having a close pal accompany her down the aisle.

— erica gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Who Will Walk Meghan Markle Down the Aisle at the Royal Wedding?," 16 May 2018
Alia Shawkat was the only person to say that verbally abusing people, even in untraditional work settings, is unequivocally not okay.

— refinery29.com, "Here's What To Do If Someone Yells At You At Work," 29 May 2018
While it was expected that the royal wedding would be a little more untraditional than previous weddings, the royal family didn't hold back their reactions to Reverend Michael Curry's sermon during the service.

— tamara fuentes, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Royal Family's Reaction to Reverend Michael Curry's Sermon is Everything," 19 May 2018
And the president is a very untraditional disrupter.

— marc fisher, Washington Post, "On TV, Trump loved to say ‘You’re fired.’ In real life, he leaves the dirty work to others.," 15 Mar. 2018
Anyway, today's flowery pick is quite untraditional for her.

— michelle manetti, Good Housekeeping, "Queen Elizabeth Just Went Rogue in One of Her Most Unexpected Outfits Ever," 16 May 2018

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