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Synonyms for idiosyncratic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik, -sing-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪd i oʊ sɪnˈkræt ɪk, -sɪŋ-



Définition of idiosyncratic

Origin :
  • 1779, from idiosyncrasy + -ic. Earlier in same sense was idiosyncratical (1640s). Related: Idiosyncratically.
  • adj peculiar
Example sentences :
  • The spelling and punctuation in the original are idiosyncratic and inconsistent.
  • Extract from : « Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by John Evelyn
  • Such a sentiment must, fortunately, be in some sense exceptional and idiosyncratic.
  • Extract from : « Hours in a Library » by Leslie Stephen
  • There is much Idiosyncratic spelling in both English and German.
  • Extract from : « Tieck's Essay on the Boydell Shakspere Gallery » by George Henry Danton
  • Perhaps for the first time in his life Edward Henry intimately understood what idiosyncratic elegance was.
  • Extract from : « The Regent » by E. Arnold Bennett
  • The idiosyncratic appeal Tabitha Aykroyd made to Charlotte is related identically wherever she is portrayed.
  • Extract from : « The Key to the Bront Works » by John Malham-Dembleby
  • They were organized by idiosyncratic subject categories, and alphabetical by author within those categories.
  • Extract from : « Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town » by Cory Doctorow
  • I say I don't know; but he was a landmark of the place, idiosyncratic enough to be stamped indelibly on at any rate one retina.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 25, 1914 » by Various
  • Variant and idiosyncratic spellings have been retained, especially for place names.
  • Extract from : « The Old Pike » by Thomas B. Searight
  • Still, this idiosyncratic British arrangement works surprisingly well.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • Idiosyncratic spellings, where no other correct instances are to be found, are allowed to stand.
  • Extract from : « A short history of Rhode Island » by George Washington Greene

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