- uncharacteristic
- uncharacteristic 1753, from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + CHARACTERISTIC (Cf. characteristic) (adj.). Related: Uncharacteristically.
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uncharacteristic
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uncharacteristic — index improper, novel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
uncharacteristic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not typical of a particular person or thing. DERIVATIVES uncharacteristically adverb … English terms dictionary
uncharacteristic — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
uncharacteristic — adj. 1) uncharacteristic of 2) uncharacteristic to + inf. (it was uncharacteristic of her not to answer her correspondence) * * * [ ʌnˌkærɪktə rɪstɪk] uncharacteristicof uncharacteristic to+ inf. (it was uncharacteristic of her not to answer her… … Combinatory dictionary
uncharacteristic — [[t]ʌ̱nkærɪktərɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ of n If you describe something as uncharacteristic of someone, you mean that it is not typical of them. It was uncharacteristic of her father to disappear like this. ...an uncharacteristic lack of… … English dictionary
uncharacteristic — un|char|ac|ter|is|tic [ʌnˌkærıtəˈrıstık] adj not typical of someone or something and therefore surprising uncharacteristic of ▪ It s uncharacteristic of her to be late. >uncharacteristically [ kli] adv ▪ He was uncharacteristically quiet … Dictionary of contemporary English
uncharacteristic — adjective Date: 1748 not characteristic ; not typical or distinctive < uncharacteristic outbursts of temper > • uncharacteristically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
uncharacteristic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ very ▪ completely, quite, totally ▪ rather … Collocations dictionary
uncharacteristic — un|char|ac|ter|is|tic [ ʌn,kerəktə rıstık ] adjective not typical of someone s usual behavior or performance, and therefore surprising: The champion s play was full of uncharacteristic mistakes. ╾ un|char|ac|ter|is|ti|cal|ly [ ʌn,kerəktə rıstıkli … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
uncharacteristic — adjective not typical of someone or something and therefore surprising (+ of): It s uncharacteristic of her to be late. uncharacteristically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
