atypically

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌeɪˈtɪpɪkli/ UK /ˌeɪˈtɪpɪkli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a way that is not typical or usual

He was atypically quiet during the meeting.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a way that is not... unusually abnormally exceptionally uncharacteristically irregularlyanomalously

Opposites

typically normally usually ordinarily characteristically

Word family

Related forms atypical typical typically type

Etymology

From atypical (a- 'not' + typical) + -ly. Typical derives via Late Latin typicus from Ancient Greek typikos, from typos ('impression, type').

a- Old English typos Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# atypically

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˌeɪˈtɪpɪkli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌeɪˈtɪpɪkli/

## Meanings
1. in a way that is not typical or usual

## Examples
- He was atypically quiet during the meeting.

## Synonyms
- unusually
- abnormally
- exceptionally
- uncharacteristically
- irregularly
- anomalously

## Antonyms
- typically
- normally
- usually
- ordinarily
- characteristically

## Related Forms
- atypical
- typical
- typically
- type

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: a-
- Root: typos

## Etymology
From atypical (a- 'not' + typical) + -ly. Typical derives via Late Latin typicus from Ancient Greek typikos, from typos ('impression, type').

## AI Etymology
Atypically is from atypical (a- 'not' + typical) + -ly. Typical derives via Late Latin typicus from Ancient Greek typikos, from typos ('impression, type'). Important recorded forms include a- (Ancient Greek) and typos (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers in a way that is not typical or usual. The wider family includes related words such as atypical, typical, typically, and type.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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