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... unusuallyabnormallyexceptionallyuncharacteristicallyirregularlyanomalously ↔ Opposites typicallynormallyusuallyordinarilycharacteristically Word family Related forms atypicaltypicaltypicallytype Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown