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

uncharacteristically

adverb

/ˌʌnˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪkli/

/ˌʌnˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪkli/

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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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