Uncharacteristic
adj
adj ·6 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not characteristic.
- 2 Out of character; behavior that is unusual for a given person or thing.
"The decision to preannounce an unproven technology was an uncharacteristic one for Intel, said G. Dan Hutcheson, president of VLSI Research Inc., and a longtime observer of the company."
Adjective
- 1 distinctive and not typical wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"That's uncharacteristic of Tom."
Etymology
From un- + characteristic.