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1 uncharacteristic
[ˌʌnkærəktə'rɪstɪk]aggettivo [ generosity] insolito, non caratteristico* * *uncharacteristic /ʌnkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/a.non caratteristico; atipico: It's uncharacteristic of her to be late, non è da lei essere in ritardo; an uncharacteristic mistake, un errore atipicouncharacteristicallyavv.insolitamente; in maniera atipica: He was uncharacteristically quiet that evening, quella sera è stato insolitamente silenzioso.* * *[ˌʌnkærəktə'rɪstɪk]aggettivo [ generosity] insolito, non caratteristico -
2 uncharacteristic un·char·ac·ter·is·tic adj
[ʌnˌkærəktə'rɪstɪk](generosity, behaviour) insolito (-a)English-Italian dictionary > uncharacteristic un·char·ac·ter·is·tic adj
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3 unlike
[ʌn'laɪk] 1.1) (in contrast to) diversamente da, a differenza di, contrariamente a2) (different from) diverso da2.they are quite unlike each other — non si assomigliano affatto o per niente
* * *1) (different (from): I never saw twins who were so unlike (each other); Unlike poles of a magnet attract each other.) diverso2) (not typical or characteristic of: It is unlike Mary to be so silly.) (non si addice a)* * *[ʌn'laɪk] 1.1) (in contrast to) diversamente da, a differenza di, contrariamente a2) (different from) diverso da2.they are quite unlike each other — non si assomigliano affatto o per niente
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4 uncharacteristically
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5 un-American adj
[ʌnə'mɛrɪkən](anti-American) antiamericano (-a), (uncharacteristic of America) poco americano (-a) -
6 characteristic
[ˌkærəktə'rɪstɪk] 1.aggettivo caratteristico, tipico2.nome caratteristica f.* * *adjective ((negative uncharacteristic) typical (of a person etc): He spoke with characteristic shyness; That kind of behaviour is characteristic of him.) caratteristico, tipico* * *[ˌkærəktə'rɪstɪk] 1.aggettivo caratteristico, tipico2.nome caratteristica f.
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uncharacteristic — index improper, novel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
uncharacteristic — 1753, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CHARACTERISTIC (Cf. characteristic) (adj.). Related: Uncharacteristically … Etymology dictionary
uncharacteristic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not typical of a particular person or thing. DERIVATIVES uncharacteristically adverb … English terms dictionary
uncharacteristic — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
uncharacteristic — adj. 1) uncharacteristic of 2) uncharacteristic to + inf. (it was uncharacteristic of her not to answer her correspondence) * * * [ ʌnˌkærɪktə rɪstɪk] uncharacteristicof uncharacteristic to+ inf. (it was uncharacteristic of her not to answer her… … Combinatory dictionary
uncharacteristic — [[t]ʌ̱nkærɪktərɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ of n If you describe something as uncharacteristic of someone, you mean that it is not typical of them. It was uncharacteristic of her father to disappear like this. ...an uncharacteristic lack of… … English dictionary
uncharacteristic — un|char|ac|ter|is|tic [ʌnˌkærıtəˈrıstık] adj not typical of someone or something and therefore surprising uncharacteristic of ▪ It s uncharacteristic of her to be late. >uncharacteristically [ kli] adv ▪ He was uncharacteristically quiet … Dictionary of contemporary English
uncharacteristic — adjective Date: 1748 not characteristic ; not typical or distinctive < uncharacteristic outbursts of temper > • uncharacteristically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
uncharacteristic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ very ▪ completely, quite, totally ▪ rather … Collocations dictionary
uncharacteristic — un|char|ac|ter|is|tic [ ʌn,kerəktə rıstık ] adjective not typical of someone s usual behavior or performance, and therefore surprising: The champion s play was full of uncharacteristic mistakes. ╾ un|char|ac|ter|is|ti|cal|ly [ ʌn,kerəktə rıstıkli … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
uncharacteristic — adjective not typical of someone or something and therefore surprising (+ of): It s uncharacteristic of her to be late. uncharacteristically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English