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Definition of characteristically adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

characteristically

adverb
 
/ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪkli/
 
/ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪkli/
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  1. in a way that is very typical of something or of somebody's character
    • Her response was characteristically blunt.
    • Characteristically, Helen paid for everyone.
    • Parkinson's disease characteristically occurs in old age.
    opposite uncharacteristically
ancient
adjective
 
 
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