uncharacteristic

B2
US /ˌənˌkɛrɪktɝˈɪstɪk/
adj Freq #56322

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    distinctive and not typical

    a book uncharacteristic of its author

  2. 2
    adj

    Out of character; behavior that is unusual for a given person or thing.

    The decision to preannounce an unproven technology was an uncharacteristic one for Intel, said G. Dan Hutcheson, president of VLSI Research Inc., and a longtime observer of the company.

  3. 3
    adj

    Not characteristic.

Etymology

From un- + characteristic.

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