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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Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat, put a characteristically positive spin on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Lynch’s own explanation of the image was characteristically laconic: “There’d been a fire, and so I took that picture.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The dispute arises from one of President Donald Trump’s more characteristically grand building projects, a new White House ballroom that has become part of his broader effort to leave a physical imprint on Washington.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Asked about her most recent comments during a ministerial visit on Wednesday, Swinney was characteristically restrained.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
It came characteristically, from a quarter which nobody had suspected.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
