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idiosyncratic adjective [ ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)sɪŋˈkratɪk ]

• relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual.
• "she emerged as one of the great, idiosyncratic talents of the nineties"
Similar: distinctive, individual, characteristic, distinct, distinguishing, peculiar, individualistic, different, typical, special, specific, representative, unique, personal, private, essential, eccentric, unconventional, uncommon, abnormal, irregular, aberrant, anomalous, odd, off-centre, quirky, queer, strange, weird, bizarre, outlandish, freakish, extraordinary, singular,
Origin: late 18th century: from idiosyncrasy, on the pattern of Greek sunkratikos ‘mixed together’.


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