uncharacteristic

/ (ˌʌnkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk) /

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adjective

not typical or usual

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Words nearby uncharacteristic

unchallenged, unchancy, unchangeable, unchanged, unchanging, uncharacteristic, uncharge, uncharged, uncharitable, uncharted, unchartered

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In this case, a new and uncharacteristic American risk-aversion has been crippling.
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At lunchtime, she sits at a table with four boys and enjoys an uncharacteristic (for a model) meal of pizza and cookies.
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The Middle East was the source of an uncharacteristic vibe at Davos: fatalism.
Political Tensions Takes Center Stage at World Economic Forum|Daniel Gross|January 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In launching Operation Pillar of Defence, Netanyahu is taking an uncharacteristic gamble—albeit a calculated risk.
Living By The Sword|Daniel Levy|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Nonetheless, the fresh start seems to have imbued Farrell with uncharacteristic humility.
Colin Farrell Eyes Return to Hollywood A-List With ‘Total Recall’ Reboot|Chris Lee|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was as startling as it was uncharacteristic, and the first exhibition of club-fright witnessed by any of the company.
Selina|George Madden Martin
The flowing grace of the "Menuet Italien" makes it an uncharacteristic but charming work.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes
He was a very ignorant man, but his attitude was not uncharacteristic of much wiser men than he.
A Woman's Impression of the Philippines|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee
Or they do things which they afterwards condemn as irrelevant or uncharacteristic and out of harmony.
George Borrow|Edward Thomas
The plan seemed to the young man so feeble and remote, so uncharacteristic and tame, as to indicate a certain indifference in her.
Angela's Business|Henry Sydnor Harrison

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