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idiosyncratic

[ id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik, -sing- ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual:

    The best minds are idiosyncratic and unpredictable as they follow the course of scientific discovery.



idiosyncratic

/ ˌɪɪəʊɪŋˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to idiosyncrasy; characteristic of a specific person
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱Dzˈپ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • i···i·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of idiosyncratic1

First recorded in 1750–60; equivalent to idio- ( def ) + Greek ý԰(Dz) “closely united” + -ic ( def ); syn- ( def ), crater
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Other Philippine additions include what the OED calls "idiosyncratic uses of existing English words", such as terror, sometimes used to describe a teacher who is strict, harsh, or demanding.

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Or should I say my exhaustion with a kind of TV realism that seems to believe the purpose of art is to offer a slice not so much of life but of idiosyncratic behavior.

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Yet the genre’s enormous commercial success has created space for more idiosyncratic artists and attracted record labels from the coasts on the hunt for the next Zach Bryan or Jelly Roll.

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While a clown’s “look” can be idiosyncratic and interesting, what starts off as funny and absurd gives way to the profound.

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At the Oscars, Baker’s speeches were idiosyncratic and gracious.

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