uncharacteristicadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnkarəktəˈrɪstɪk/,

/ʌnˌkarəktəˈrɪstɪk/,

/ˌʌŋkarəktəˈrɪstɪk/,

/ʌŋˌkarəktəˈrɪstɪk/, U.S.

/ˌənˌkɛrəktəˈrɪstɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, characteristic adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + characteristic adj.

(un- prefix¹ 1.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] > characteristic or distinguishing > not characteristic of

unlike1594

uncharacteristic1753

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. xviii. 139 Wisdom itself..is sometimes thought to sit ungracefully, when it is uncharacteristic, not to the man, but to the times.

a1807 J. Opie Lect. on Painting (1809) 155 Important events, disgraced by mean and uncharacteristic agents.

1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. v. 139 This cross, though graceful and rich,..is uncharacteristic in one respect.

1893 F. W. L. Adams New Egypt 41 Everything that is characteristic of the Egyptian is uncharacteristic of the Arabian.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uncharacteristic
释义	uncharacteristicadj. Brit. /ˌʌnkarəktəˈrɪstɪk/, /ʌnˌkarəktəˈrɪstɪk/, /ˌʌŋkarəktəˈrɪstɪk/, /ʌŋˌkarəktəˈrɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌənˌkɛrəktəˈrɪstɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, characteristic adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + characteristic adj. (un- prefix¹ 1.) ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] > characteristic or distinguishing > not characteristic of unlike1594 uncharacteristic1753 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. xviii. 139 Wisdom itself..is sometimes thought to sit ungracefully, when it is uncharacteristic, not to the man, but to the times. a1807 J. Opie Lect. on Painting (1809) 155 Important events, disgraced by mean and uncharacteristic agents. 1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. v. 139 This cross, though graceful and rich,..is uncharacteristic in one respect. 1893 F. W. L. Adams New Egypt 41 Everything that is characteristic of the Egyptian is uncharacteristic of the Arabian. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1753
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