eccentric
adjective
deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd.
eccentrical
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a word derived from
eccentric.
Example Sentences
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But when the orbits become very eccentrical, we must consider this force as momentarily affecting a comet’s velocity, diminishing it as it approaches the perihelion, and increasing it when leaving the perihelion.
From Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence by Thomas Bassnett
