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

uncharacteristically

adverb
 
/ˌʌnˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪkli/
 
/ˌʌnˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪkli/
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  1. in a way that is not typical of somebody or the way they usually behave
    • The children had been uncharacteristically quiet.
    opposite characteristically
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