"uncharacteristic" meaning in English

See uncharacteristic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more uncharacteristic [comparative], most uncharacteristic [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + characteristic. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|un-|characteristic}} 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-MKDs-1ku Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'not characteristic': 96 4
  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- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 34 66 Disambiguation of 'behavior that is unusual for a given person or thing': 2 98

Download JSON data for uncharacteristic meaning in English (1.8kB)

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