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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(informal) Of, relating to, or characteristic of outer space, science fiction, or futuristic technology..
Christina de Souza: How does a crystal drive a bus? The Doctor: In a super-clever, outer-spacey way. Just trust me.
In the days of The Twilight Zone, the only electronics were those which scarcely supplemented real instruments (i.e. the theremin — that outer-spacey sing-saw thing most identified with The Day the Earth Stood Still and other sci-fi movies of the '50s.)
Because unless Jorie beamed down that Wookiee-looking one, none of the outer-space aliens looked outer-spacey enough to raise an alarm.
Use outer-spacey when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Outer-spacey means (informal) Of, relating to, or characteristic of outer space, science fiction, or futuristic technology..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Christina de Souza: How does a crystal drive a bus? The Doctor: In a super-clever, outer-spacey way. Just trust me.
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