엉뚱하다

Meanings

strange; bizzare; eccentricCompletely different from what is considered common sense.
absurdSomeone's words or acts being excessive when considering his/her situation or status.
irrelevant; inappropriate; unrelatedA person, object, matter, etc., being not related to the current matter.

Examples from Lessons (3)

준호는 민지의 엉뚱하고 진지한 모습 에 어이 가 없다는 듯 고개 를 저었다.
Junho shook his head, as if dumbfounded by Minji's quirky and serious demeanor.
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모의고사 를 볼 때마다 시계 를 보며 마음 이 조급해져서 엉뚱한 실수 를 반복해 대곤 했다.
Every time I took a practice test, looking at the clock made me anxious, and I would repeatedly make silly mistakes.
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자칫하면 글 의 일관성 을 잃고 엉뚱한 결론 으로 빠질 뻔했다는 피드백 을 자주 받게 된다.
Students often receive feedback that they were on the verge of losing consistency and falling into an off-topic conclusion.
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Grammar in These Examples

-ㄴ/은Level 1Adjective noun modifier -고Level 1And, and then