What does キワモノ mean?


I'm slowly trying to read through a light novel and came across this sentence:

襲撃を予定してみたものの、集まったメンツは見事にキワモノばかりの盗賊団だ。

What does that キワモノ (kiwamono) mean? None of the dictionaries I've tried seem
to know the meaning of that word.




キワ in キワモノ comes from 際どい:

> [際どい](http://jisho.org/word/%E9%9A%9B%E3%81%A9%E3%81%84)
>
>   1. very close; close; narrow (e.g. narrow victory); dangerous; risky;
> hazardous​
>   2. suggestive; bordering on the obscene; risqué; delicate (e.g. question);
> immoral; questionable; shady​
>

In this case キワモノ refers to someone who is very questionable, abnormal,
peculiar or even insane for a thief. For example, a thief weighting 400 lbs, a
thief who faints at the sight of blood, a thief who uses a guitar instead of a
knife... These can be called キワモノ.

According to dictionaries 際物 in kanji means seasonal/temporary/trendy/non-
universal articles and topics, but I think this meaning is obsolete. キワモノ as a
slang word is [usually written in
katakana](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/46870/5010\]).




キワ in キワモノ comes from 際どい:

> [際どい](http://jisho.org/word/%E9%9A%9B%E3%81%A9%E3%81%84)
>
>   1. very close; close; narrow (e.g. narrow victory); dangerous; risky;
> hazardous​
>   2. suggestive; bordering on the obscene; risqué; delicate (e.g. question);
> immoral; questionable; shady​
>

In this case キワモノ refers to someone who is very questionable, abnormal,
peculiar or even insane for a thief. For example, a thief weighting 400 lbs, a
thief who faints at the sight of blood, a thief who uses a guitar instead of a
knife... These can be called キワモノ.

According to dictionaries 際物 in kanji means seasonal/temporary/trendy/non-
universal articles and topics, but I think this meaning is obsolete. キワモノ as a
slang word is [usually written in
katakana](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/46870/5010\]).

