Definition of uncharacteristically in English:
uncharacteristically
adverbˌʌnkarəktəˈrɪstɪkliˌənˌkɛrəktəˈrɪstɪk(ə)li
In a way that is not typical of a particular person or thing.
he hesitated uncharacteristically
she seemed uncharacteristically quiet
Example sentencesExamples
- Best of the set though is the uncharacteristically breezily lilting third number.
- He was eventually much happier at the Architectural Association where, uncharacteristically for the time, Frank Lloyd Wright was his preferred modern architect.
- The hero is uncharacteristically drawn into a scene of violence.
- Lubitsch also had a knack of getting uncharacteristically good performances out of his actors.
- The score by John Williams is uncharacteristically jazzy.
Definition of uncharacteristically in US English:
uncharacteristically
adverbˌənˌkɛrəktəˈrɪstɪk(ə)liˌənˌkerəktəˈristik(ə)lē
In a way that is not typical of a particular person or thing.
he hesitated uncharacteristically
she seemed uncharacteristically quiet
Example sentencesExamples
- Lubitsch also had a knack of getting uncharacteristically good performances out of his actors.
- The hero is uncharacteristically drawn into a scene of violence.
- The score by John Williams is uncharacteristically jazzy.
- He was eventually much happier at the Architectural Association where, uncharacteristically for the time, Frank Lloyd Wright was his preferred modern architect.
- Best of the set though is the uncharacteristically breezily lilting third number.