characteristic
adjective
Also characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive.
characteristically
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a word derived from
characteristic.
Example Sentences
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Musk was characteristically optimistic: His goal is to make humanity a multi-planetary species.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Asked about her most recent comments during a ministerial visit on Wednesday, Swinney was characteristically restrained.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
De Meo, seeming satisfied, later said it had been a characteristically direct intervention from someone like him, arriving with his proverbial big boots rather than ideals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Still, Musk’s timeline for the Terafab is characteristically aggressive, with initial semiconductor production in late 2027 and volume production in 2028.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
Few things are more sublime or characteristically human than the crossfertilization of cultures.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
