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idiosyncratic
[id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik, -sing-]
adjective
pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual.
The best minds are idiosyncratic and unpredictable as they follow the course of scientific discovery.
idiosyncratic
/ ˌɪɪəʊɪŋˈæɪ /
adjective
of or relating to idiosyncrasy; characteristic of a specific person
Other 51Թ Forms
- idiosyncratically adverb
- ˌ徱Dzˈپ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of idiosyncratic1
Example Sentences
He looked a good bet here: holding his focus until a scoring opportunity presented itself then expertly finding the gaps to the boundary, with that familiar idiosyncratic strokeplay, to reach a half-century.
I thought it was such a beautiful, weird character; so idiosyncratic, and just something I haven't seen or read before.
Pairing two of international cinema’s most determinedly idiosyncratic and creatively willful talents is a bit like introducing an unstoppable force to an immovable object; disaster could ensue.
A graduate of music videos, Saxon — like the Gondrys and Jonzes before him — excels at sheathing his yarn in idiosyncratic humor, atmosphere and technique.
Other Philippine additions include what the OED calls "idiosyncratic uses of existing English words", such as terror, sometimes used to describe a teacher who is strict, harsh, or demanding.
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