Definitions for uncharacteristicˌʌn kær ək təˈrɪs tɪk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•char•ac•ter•is•ticˌʌn kær ək təˈrɪs tɪk(adj.)
not characteristic; not typical; unusual.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of uncharacteristic:
1750–55
un`char•ac•ter•is′ti•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
uncharacteristic(adj)
distinctive and not typical
"a book uncharacteristic of its author"
Wiktionary
uncharacteristic(Adjective)
Not characteristic
uncharacteristic(Adjective)
Out of character; behavior that is unusual for a given person or thing.
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