idiosyncratic

idiosyncratic
UK [ˌɪdɪəʊsɪŋˈkrætɪk] / US [ˌɪdɪəsɪŋˈkrætɪk] adjective
idiosyncratic tendencies are unusual or strange, and not shared by other people

He has some rather idiosyncratic views about what constitutes good television.

her own idiosyncratic style of painting


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  • idiosyncratic — [[t]ɪ̱dioʊsɪŋkræ̱tɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone s actions or characteristics as idiosyncratic, you mean that they are rather unusual. ...a highly idiosyncratic personality. ...his erratic typing and idiosyncratic spelling. Syn:… …   English dictionary

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  • idiosyncratic — adjective Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric. At the time, I set it down to some idiosyncratic, personal distaste . . . but I have since had reason to believe the cause to lie much deeper in the nature of man. See Also: idiosyncrasy,… …   Wiktionary

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