na-adjective, noun
Describes behavior, ideas, or style that is unconventional and noticeably strange. Often used in literary or formal contexts.
彼の奇矯な振る舞いに、周囲は戸惑った。
People around him were puzzled by his eccentric behavior.
その作家の奇矯な文体は、一部の読者に熱狂的に支持されている。
The writer's peculiar style is passionately supported by some readers.
Composed of 奇 (strange, unusual) and 矯 (correct, reform). The combination suggests something that deviates from the norm in a deliberate or affected way. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.