un·char·ac·ter·is·tic ( n k r- k-t-r s tk)adj. Unusual or atypical: an uncharacteristic display of anger. un char·ac·ter·isti·cal·ly adv. |
uncharacteristic
Adjective
not typical
uncharacteristically adv
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| Adj. | 1. | uncharacteristic - distinctive and not typical; "a book uncharacteristic of its author" atypical, untypical - not representative of a group, class, or type; "a group that is atypical of the target audience"; "a class of atypical mosses"; "atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children" characteristic - typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra" |
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