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Definition of uncharacteristic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

uncharacteristic

adjective

NAmE//ˌʌnkærəktəˈrɪstɪk//

uncharacteristic (of somebody)

not typical of someone; not the way someone usually behaves The remark was totally uncharacteristic of her. opposite characteristic

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uncharacteristically

NAmE//ˌʌnkærəktəˈrɪstɪkli//

adverb The children had been uncharacteristically quiet.See uncharacteristic in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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