uncharacteristically
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6.9
- adverb
- /ˌʌnˌkɛrɪktəˈrɪstɪkli/
:
inusualmente
- The result was that my grades on these flash quizzes were uncharacteristically poor, mystifying my teacher.
Maybe Jerome was being uncharacteristically sloppy.
- Maybe Jerome was being uncharacteristically sloppy.
- But I'll, I'll take the the the hit and say, yeah, it was all me, you know, so uncharacteristically imprudent on my part.
- I mean, you can tell Siri to turn it way down or way up, but it's still an uncharacteristically janky solution.
- Meaning it's hard to distill that down, but I'll pause for a second in an effort to keep it uncharacteristically brief.
- This is a uncharacteristically steep hill and our brakes are very wet and slippery right now, so we're walking it.
Examples
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She was uncharacteristically cheerful during the meeting, making everyone smile.
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Richard, who was with me got uncharacteristically quiet
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And I was actually really nervous, really uncharacteristically nervous.
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But when he came in, he just seemed so right to me that, uncharacteristically, I stopped looking.
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And then she claims that she, oh, her friends say she was uncharacteristically quiet afterward.
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Your tongue seems uncharacteristically still.
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I just read your blog, and it was strange and uncharacteristically thoughtful.
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You're suddenly uncharacteristically quiet, lieutenant.
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To Peter's surprise, the class was uncharacteristically enthusiastic about hearing each other's guilty secrets.
Fiction book (1996) -
At brunch, they were uncharacteristically quiet, especially since they'd just been to Mass.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
190
3.2
In an unusual or unexpected way
106
3.3
More than normal or expected
22
4.2
Not how a person usually behaves
17
4.6
In a way that is not normal or usual
12
4.7
In a way that seems strange or not natural
10
5.3
To a much higher level than usual
3
6.2
In a strange way that people notice
1
8.2
In a way that is not normal or expected
1
6.1
In a way that is not usual
1
8.1
In an unusual way that is not normal
In a way that is not usual
In an unusual way not like what usually happens
In a way that is not usual for someone
In a way that is not usual or expected
In a way that is not usual
Antonyms
How Characteristic
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncharacteristically = characteristically (transparent) = un + characteristic + ally
The adverb is formed by adding 'un-' to the familiar adverb 'characteristically' and the negation straightforwardly yields 'not in a characteristic manner'.
Etymology
Uncharacteristically breaks into parts: un- meaning 'not', characteristic from character meaning 'personality' or 'usual qualities', and -ally which turns it into a word that shows how something is done. So, uncharacteristically means doing something 'not' like your normal self, or not in the usual way for that person or thing.