Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Bizarre

Bizarre ({not transcribed}) , adjective

[French bizarre odd, from Sp. bizarro gallant, brave, liberal, prob. of Basque origin; compare Basque bizarra beard, whence the meaning manly, brave.]

Odd in manner or appearance; fantastic; whimsical; extravagant; grotesque. — C. Kingsley