English Dictionary
Definition of “idiosyncratic”
idiosyncratic (ˌɪdɪəʊsɪŋˈkrætɪk
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Definitions
adjective
- of or relating to idiosyncrasy; characteristic of a specific person
Alternative Forms
ˌidiosynˈcratically adverb
Usage examples
Clarisse had a way of telling you things with her own idiosyncratic twist, a sort of spin.
Cathy Kelly, JUST BETWEEN US (2002)Study any successful leader and you will find an idiosyncratic individual who has made the most of his unique style.
Business Today (2002)He's now 95, and his work, as evidenced by this memoir, is as fresh, tasty and idiosyncratic as ever.
Globe and Mail (2003)He is also a man of considerable intellectual conviction, who has often ignored convention to pursue an idiosyncratic route.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Even Bayreuth dared to stage Patrice Chreau's Ring, which infuriated Wagner traditionalists for its idiosyncratic socialist approach.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)
