eccentrically
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7.3
- adverb
- /ɪkˈsɛntrɪkli/
:
de manera excéntrica
- Silhouetted rock fins and those eccentrically shaped rock columns called hoodoos stand as witnesses to the indifferent artistry of wind and water, etched to random perfection by the ravages of time.
- eccentrically dressed
Examples
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At another table, two eccentrically dressed artists, Cuff and Link, talk to an upscale older couple.
Fiction book (1995) -
The irregular and ecstatic gasping sound I make eccentrically commands interested attention.
Fiction book (1991) -
An eccentrically dressed woman of no immediately evident age, except not young.
Fiction book (1995) -
Fleshy and round, in his 40s, impeccably if eccentrically dressed, his dark hair plastered with pomade.
Fiction book (1991) -
It may have been presented simply and a bit eccentrically by the beloved old coach, but in essence aren't these really the two simplest of rules that, when violated by others, leave us feeling angry, disappointed, and frustrated with our fellow man?
Blog text (12) -
While somewhat eccentrically praising Bernal for his erudition, R. B. Lloyd's Choice review also objects to "what smacks of a grand anti-Semitic conspiracy."
Academic text (1991) -
It was while living with Olcott in an eccentrically furnished suite of rooms at the corner of Forty-Seventh Street and Eighth Avenue that Blavatsky published her first major work, Isis Unveiled.
Blog text (27) -
It is possible that some of these eccentrically patterned walls are natural "stone lines," in which lines or zones of chert nodules are left in linear piles as limestone dissolves.
Academic text (2002) -
She always dances eccentrically at parties, drawing everyone's attention.
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The artist eccentrically mixes bright colors and unusual shapes in her paintings.
Synonyms
190
3.2
In an unusual or unexpected way
150
3.4
In a strange or unexpected way
106
3.3
More than normal or expected
35
3.5
In a strange or unexpected way
31
4.1
In a strange or unexpected way
17
4.6
In a way that is not normal or usual
16
6.9
In a way that is not usual for someone or something
12
4.4
In a strange or unexpected way
12
4.7
In a way that seems strange or not natural
10
5.3
To a much higher level than usual
9
5.3
Shows that something is strange or surprising
3
6.2
In a strange way that people notice
1
7.2
In a way that is different from what most people do
1
8.2
In a way that is not normal or expected
1
8.2
Seems very strange and different from what people expect
1
8.3
In a strange way that feels odd
1
6.1
In a way that is not usual
1
6.8
In an odd, playful way that shows personal style
1
8.9
In a way that is unusual for one person or group
1
8.1
In an unusual way that is not normal
1
7.5
In a strange, unpredictable way
In an unusual way not like what usually happens
In a slightly strange or silly way
Antonyms
How Eccentric
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Eccentrically comes from Greek parts ec- meaning 'out' and kentron meaning 'center', like the English word center. So to behave 'eccentrically' is to be 'out of the center' of normal behaviour, which helps explain why it means 'unusual' or 'odd'.