Plain
Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.
Strange
Strange adjective - Noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced.
Usage example: a rather strange story about a garden filled with poisonous plants
Both words in one sentence
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McKillip's The Riddle-Master of Hed, Astrin is attacked and wounded by a strange man on the plain.
Source: After-Action Patch-Up - Perhaps that explained the strange glassy plain Draere had photographed in the southern hemisphere.
Source: Literature / The Witling - There are also very strange (or just plain wrong) lessons taught throughout the series.
Source: Series / Laguna Beach
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