idiosyncratically
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8.9
- adverb
- /ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkrəˌtɪkli/
:
idiosincráticamente
- Each writer approaches their craft idiosyncratically, reflecting their personal experiences and views.
Examples
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I've learned from her to engage more fully, more intelligently, more passionately, more complexly, more authentically, and more idiosyncratically with movies, even though half the time her judgments and mine conflict.
Blog text (16) -
These children might be idiosyncratically sensitive.
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My perspective is idiosyncratically liberal.
Blog text (6) -
The individual reconstructs the past idiosyncratically.
Academic text (1995) -
If Ohio were an Obama loss, I think it would likely mean there was something idiosyncratically wrong with the polls there.
Blog text (7) -
The Board of Governors and president of the university dealt with such undertakings idiosyncratically.
Academic text (2016) -
In the United States, media education has been practiced idiosyncratically by dynamic teachers in K-12 education who include it across the curriculum in fragmented, often isolated efforts that are, by and large, marginalized and subject to budgetary caprice.
Academic text (1994) -
Similarly obsessed with our troubling techno-culture, Mark Leyner has attracted a wide audience for his work, which idiosyncratically maps the intersections between media, electronic culture, and the ever-increasing crisis of information saturation.
Academic text (1995) -
The artist expressed her thoughts idiosyncratically, creating a style that is uniquely her own.
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The team tackled the project idiosyncratically, resulting in a final product that was both innovative and unexpected.
Synonyms
150
3.4
In a strange or unexpected way
35
3.5
In a strange or unexpected way
12
4.4
In a strange or unexpected way
10
5.3
To a much higher level than usual
7
4.5
In a way that makes someone or something clearly different and easy to notice
3
5.9
In a way that shows a person or place's own style
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8.2
In a way that is not normal or expected
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7.2
In a way that is different from what most people do
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6.1
In a way that is not usual
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6.8
In an odd, playful way that shows personal style
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7.3
In a way that is different from what most people expect
In an unusual way not like what usually happens
In a way that is not known or usual
In a way that is not usual for someone
Antonyms
How Idiosyncratic
Surface Forms
Morphology
idiosyncratically = idiosyncratic (semi-transparent) = idiosyncratic + ly
The adverb is regularly formed from 'idiosyncratic' + '-ly', but the adjective base is relatively low-frequency and etymologically complex, so full transparency for average learners is limited.
Etymology
Idiosyncratically comes from the Greek root idios, which means 'own' or 'personal' and you can see it in words like idiom and idiosyncrasy. So, to do something idiosyncratically is to do it in your own, often unusual, way.