"uncharacteristic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more uncharacteristic [comparative], most uncharacteristic [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + characteristic. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|characteristic|id1=negative}} un- + characteristic Head templates: {{en-adj}} uncharacteristic (comparative more uncharacteristic, superlative most uncharacteristic)
  1. Not characteristic. Translations (not characteristic): нехарактерен (neharakteren) (Bulgarian), ukarakteristisk (Danish)
    Sense id: en-uncharacteristic-en-adj-~bIQRtGq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'not characteristic': 97 3
  2. Out of character; behavior that is unusual for a given person or thing. Translations (behavior that is unusual for a given person or thing): ukarakteristisk (Danish)
    Sense id: en-uncharacteristic-en-adj-GQR7H4PJ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 37 63 Disambiguation of 'behavior that is unusual for a given person or thing': 2 98
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